TOTAL BANDWIDTH CONDITIONING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A device for conditioning a total bandwidth, the device comprising:
- a return path extending at least a portion of a distance between a supplier side connector and a user side connector;
a forward path extending at least a portion of a distance between the supplier side connector and the user side connector;
an upstream section comprising a variable signal level adjustment device connected within the return path;
a downstream section comprising a forward coupler connected within the forward path;
at least one microprocessor, the microprocessor being connected electrically upstream the variable signal level adjustment device,wherein the microprocessor reduces an amount of signal level adjustment applied to the return path in response to a reduction in a level of a downstream bandwidth at the forward coupler.
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Abstract
A device for conditioning a total bandwidth includes a return path extending at least a portion of a distance between a supplier side connector and a user side connector, and a forward path extending at least a portion of a distance between the supplier side connector and the user side connector. An upstream section including a variable signal level adjustment device connected within the return path. A downstream section including a forward coupler connected within the forward path. The device further includes at least one microprocessor. The microprocessor is connected electrically upstream the variable signal level adjustment device. The microprocessor reduces an amount of signal level adjustment applied to the return path in response to a reduction in a level of a downstream bandwidth at the forward coupler.
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13 Claims
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1. A device for conditioning a total bandwidth, the device comprising:
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a return path extending at least a portion of a distance between a supplier side connector and a user side connector; a forward path extending at least a portion of a distance between the supplier side connector and the user side connector; an upstream section comprising a variable signal level adjustment device connected within the return path; a downstream section comprising a forward coupler connected within the forward path; at least one microprocessor, the microprocessor being connected electrically upstream the variable signal level adjustment device, wherein the microprocessor reduces an amount of signal level adjustment applied to the return path in response to a reduction in a level of a downstream bandwidth at the forward coupler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of conditioning an upstream bandwidth, the method comprising:
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adding at least one increment of attenuation to the upstream bandwidth; measuring a first level of the downstream bandwidth; and removing at least a portion of the at least one increment of attenuation in response to the first level of the downstream bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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