REMOTE POWERING OF DSL ADMS
First Claim
1. A subscriber communication node comprising:
- network communication components that enable the subscriber communication node to communicate with a network switching device;
subscriber communication components, operatively coupled to the network communication components, that enable one or more subscriber communication devices to communicate with the network switching device; and
a powering arrangement that enables subscriber communication node components including at least the network communication components to be powered either by a local power source or remotely through an electrically conductive twisted wire pair.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods of remote powering of DSL ADMs are disclosed. In a subscriber communication node, at least communication components that enable the subscriber communication node to communicate with a network switching device, and possibly also subscriber communication components that enable one or more subscriber communication devices to communicate with the network switching device, can be powered either by a local power source or remotely through an electrically conductive twisted wire pair. A network node may derive its own power and also supply power to subscriber communication nodes through twisted wire pairs. A linear or ring topology of subscriber communication nodes can thus be kept operational, and subscriber communications can potentially also be maintained, when a local power source at one or more subscriber nodes becomes unavailable.
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31 Claims
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1. A subscriber communication node comprising:
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network communication components that enable the subscriber communication node to communicate with a network switching device; subscriber communication components, operatively coupled to the network communication components, that enable one or more subscriber communication devices to communicate with the network switching device; and a powering arrangement that enables subscriber communication node components including at least the network communication components to be powered either by a local power source or remotely through an electrically conductive twisted wire pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing an electrically conductive twisted wire pair connection to a subscriber communication node, the subscriber communication node comprising network communication components that enable the subscriber communication node to communicate with the network switching device, and subscriber communication components that enable one or more subscriber communication devices to communicate with the network switching device; and powering at least the network communication components of the subscriber communication node remotely through the twisted wire pair and the network switching device where a local power source of the subscriber communication node becomes unavailable.
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17. A network node comprising:
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a twisted wire pair interface for connection to a plurality of twisted wire pairs, the plurality of twisted wire pairs being operatively coupled to a network switching device; communication components that enable subscriber communication nodes, associated with communication service subscribers and interconnected with the network communication node in a ring or linear topology, to communicate with the network switching device; and a powering arrangement that enables the communication components and/or the subscriber communication nodes to be powered remotely through the twisted wire pairs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of twisted wire pair connections between a network node and a network switching device, the network node comprising communication components that enable subscriber communication nodes, associated with communication service subscribers and interconnected with the network communication node in a ring or linear topology, to communicate with the network switching device; and powering the communication components and/or the subscriber communication nodes remotely through the twisted wire pairs.
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31. A wireline network comprising:
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at least one network connection connecting at least one telephony network switching device to a respective first customer communication node; a plurality of second customer communication nodes; a plurality of interconnections between the communication nodes such that all communication nodes are interconnected in a linear manner and have at least one communication path to the network switching device, each interconnection comprising at least an electrically conductive twisted wire pair; and a powering arrangement in each customer communication node to provide power to at least some components of the customer communications node from the twisted wire pair.
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