NETWORK FOR TELEPHONY AND DATA COMMUNICATION

• US 20080292073A1
• Filed: 08/04/2008
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: SercoNet Limited (Yehuda Binder, MBA)
• Inventors: Binder, Yehuda
• Granted Patent: US 8,351,582 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2845 Telephone line
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/062 using different frequency bands for speech and other data

Abstract

A service outlet for coupling a data unit to a wired digital data signal and for coupling a service unit to an analog service signal, for use with a service wire pair installed in walls of a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a wired bi-directional digital data signal and an analog service signal carried over a service signal frequency band, using frequency division multiplexing, wherein the wired digital data signal is carried over a frequency band distinct from the service signal frequency band. The outlet has a single enclosure and, within the enclosure: a wiring connector; first and second filters coupled to the wiring connector; a service connector coupled to the first filter and connectable to the service unit for coupling the service unit to the analog service signal; a service wiring modem coupled to the second filter; and a power supply coupled to the service wiring modem.

Claims

1. A device for coupling to a data signal, a power signal and a telephone signal carried by a network wiring in a building, said device comprising:

a wiring connector connectable to the network wiring;

a telephone connector coupled to said wiring connector and operative to couple a telephone unit to the telephone signal;

a data connector coupled to said wiring connector and operative to couple a data unit to the data signal; and

at least one power consuming component coupled to said wiring connector in order to receive, and be powered by, the power signal,

wherein the telephone signal and the data signal are concurrently carried over the same conductors of the network wiring in respectively different frequency bands, and said device further comprises a frequency selective means to separate the telephone and data signals.

2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the power signal is concurrently carried over the same conductors of the network together with the telephone and data signals in a distinct power signal band.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the power signal is part of the telephone signal.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the power signal is carried by dedicated wires of the network wiring.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the power signal is a direct current signal.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the power signal is an alternating current signal.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein said device is at least partially integrated into an outlet.

8. A device for coupling a digital data signal to a first data unit, for use with a telephone wire pair installed at least in part in walls of a building, the telephone wire pair being connected for carrying a bi-directional digital data signal in a digital data frequency band distinct from, and higher than, an analog telephone frequency band, wherein said device comprises a single enclosure and, within said single enclosure:

a telephone connector for connecting to the telephone wire pair;

a modem connected for transmitting to and receiving the bi-directional digital data signal over the telephone wire pair;

a high pass filter coupled between said telephone connector and said modem for substantially passing signals in the digital data frequency band;

a data connector connectable to the first data unit;

a transceiver coupled to said data connector for transmitting and receiving packet-based bi-directional digital data with the first data unit; and

a router or a gateway coupled to pass digital data between said modem and said transceiver for handling protocol layers above the physical layer.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein said device is further operative to couple an analog telephone signal to an analog telephone set, wherein the telephone wire pair is further connected for carrying an analog telephone signal in the analog telephone frequency band, and said device further comprises, in the single enclosure:

an analog telephone connector for connecting to the analog telephone set; and

a low pass filter coupled between said telephone connector and said analog telephone connector for substantially passing signals in the analog telephone frequency band.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein said single enclosure is constructed to have at least one of the following:

a form substantially similar to that of a standard telephone outlet;

wall mounting elements substantially similar to those of a standard telephone wall outlet;

a shape allowing direct mounting in a standard outlet receptacle or opening; and

a form to at least in part substitute for a standard telephone outlet.

11. The device according to claim 8, wherein said devices is further pluggable into and attachable to a telephone outlet.

12. The device according to claim 8, wherein said single enclosures is structured to attach to a mating fixture secured on one of the walls of the building.

13. The device according to claim 8, wherein said device is integrated within a telephone outlet.

14. The device according to claim 8, wherein said single enclosure is attachable to one of the walls in the building.

15. The device according to claim 8, wherein the telephone wire pair is connected to concurrently carry a power signal, and wherein the power signal is couplable to said device to at least in part power said device by the power signal.

16. The device according to claim 8, wherein the digital data signal is XDSL based and said modem is a xDSL modem.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the digital data signal is ADSL based, said modem is an ADSL modem and said telephone connector is RJ-11 type.

18. The device according to claim 8, wherein said modem is operative to perform bi-directional communication with one or more identical modems connected to the telephone wire pair.

19. The device according to claim 8, wherein said modem is operative to perform full-duplex point-to-point communication with only a single other modem over the telephone wire pair.

20. The device according to claim 8, wherein:

the digital data transmitted and received over the telephone wire pair is based on a first protocol;

the packet-based bi-directional digital data is based on a second protocol different from the first protocol; and

said router or gateway is operative to adapt between the first and second protocols.

21. The device according to claim 8, wherein the digital data signal carried by the telephone wire pair is based on Internet Protocol.

22. The device according to claim 8, wherein said transceiver is a Local Area Network (LAN) transceiver, said data connector is a LAN connector, and communication with the first data unit is based on LAN standard.

23. The device according to claim 22, wherein said transceiver is an Ethernet transceiver, said data connector is a RJ-45 type, and communication with said first data unit is based on IEEE802.3 standard.

24. The device according to claim 23, wherein communication with the first data unit is based on IEEE802.3 10 BaseT or 100BaseTX standards.

25. The device according to claim 22, wherein the digital data signal carried over the telephone wire pair comprises distinct first and second digital data streams using time division multiplexing, and wherein said device is further operative to couple the digital data signal carried over the telephone wire pair to a second data unit, and said device further comprises:

a second data connector connectable to the second data unit; and

a second transceiver coupled between said second data connector and said router or gateway for transmitting and receiving packet-based bi-directional digital data with the second data unit;

wherein said device is operative to pass the first digital data stream between said telephone wire pair and the first data unit and to pass the second digital data stream between said telephone wire pair and the second data unit.

26. The device according to claim 25, wherein said second transceiver is a Local Area Network (LAN) transceiver, said second data connector is a LAN connector and communication with the second data unit is based on LAN standard.

27. The device according to claim 26, wherein said transceiver is an Ethernet transceiver, said data connector is a RJ-45 type, and communication with the first data unit is based on IEEE802.3 standard.

28. The device according to claim 27, wherein communication with the second data unit is based on IEEE802.3 10 BaseT or 100BaseTX standards.

29. The device according to claim 8, further for use with a wiring segment at least in part in walls of a building and connected for carrying a second bi-directional digital data signal in a second digital data frequency band distinct from, and higher than, analog telephone frequency band, said device further comprising in the single enclosure:

a wiring connector for connecting to the wiring segment;

a second high pass filter coupled to said wiring connector for substantially passing signals in the second digital data frequency band; and

a second modem coupled between said second high pass filter and said router or gateway, the second modem being connected for transmitting and receiving the bi-directional digital data signal over the wiring segment