METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE POWER OVER AN ETHERNET-BASED NETWORK TO A WIDE AREA NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A gateway device, comprising:
- a wide area network port at a first location to connect to a second network location;
an Ethernet port to connect to a local area network device, wherein the Ethernet port is configured to receive power from the local area network device sufficient to provide power to circuitry within the gateway device and to provide a data link to the local area network device; and
a power decoupling device configured to decouple the power received from the local area network device from the Ethernet port.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to provide power over an Ethernet-based network to a wide area network access device are described. In some example systems, a local area network (LAN) access point is configured to provide power to a gateway device, such as an optical network termination (ONT), via a wired Ethernet connection. The example LAN access points provide power via a wide area network (WAN) Ethernet port, through which the LAN access points receive WAN access from a gateway. The example gateway provides WAN access to a LAN access point, and receives power sufficient to operate the gateway via an Ethernet port. The example gateway also includes a WAN port, such as a fiber connection, through which the gateway connects to a service provider. The example systems allow a gateway to be powered without a traditional dedicated power connection.
-
Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A gateway device, comprising:
-
a wide area network port at a first location to connect to a second network location; an Ethernet port to connect to a local area network device, wherein the Ethernet port is configured to receive power from the local area network device sufficient to provide power to circuitry within the gateway device and to provide a data link to the local area network device; and a power decoupling device configured to decouple the power received from the local area network device from the Ethernet port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A network access point, comprising:
-
a local area network port to provide a first data link to a first data client device via a wired connection; a wide area network port to receive wide area network access via an Ethernet cable providing a second data link to a gateway device, and to provide power to the gateway device via the Ethernet cable; and a power coupler to couple the power to the gateway device with the second data link for transmission via the Ethernet cable. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A network access point, comprising:
-
a wireless access port configured to provide a first data link to a first data client device via a wireless data connection; a wide area network port configured to receive wide area network access via an Ethernet cable providing a second data link to a gateway device, and to provide power to the gateway device via the Ethernet cable; and a power coupler to couple the power to the gateway device with the second data link for transmission over the Ethernet cable. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A system, comprising:
-
a network access point comprising; a local area network port configured to provide a first data link to a first data client device via a wired connection; a wide area network port configured to receive wide area network access via an Ethernet cable providing a second data link to a gateway device and configured to provide power to the gateway device via the Ethernet cable; a coupling device to couple the power to the gateway device with the second data link for transmission over the Ethernet cable; wherein the gateway device comprises; a wide area network port at a first location to connect to a second network location; an Ethernet port to connect to the wide area network port of the network access point via the Ethernet cable and configured to receive the power from the network access point sufficient to provide power to circuitry within the gateway device, and to provide the second data link to the network access point via the Ethernet cable; and a power decoupling device, configured to decouple the power received from the network access point from the second data link.
-
Specification