BAND SELECTIVE ISOLATION BRIDGE FOR SPLITTER
First Claim
1. A splitter device comprising:
- a first splitter comprising a provider content input port, a first output leg, and a second output leg, the provider content input port configured to receive a downstream-propagating first bandwidth;
a first conductive path coupled to the first output leg of the first splitter, the first conductive path configured to propagate the provider bandwidth in a downstream direction towards a first user port;
a second conductive path coupled to the second output leg of the first splitter, the second conductive path configured to propagate the provider bandwidth in the downstream direction towards a second user port; and
a bridge circuit operatively coupled between the first conductive path and the second conductive path, the bridge circuit configured to propagate a home network bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port and isolate the provider bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port.
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Abstract
A splitter device includes a first splitter comprising an input leg coupled to a provider content input port, a first output leg, and a second output leg. The provider content input port is configured to receive a downstream-propagating provider bandwidth. The splitter device further includes a first conductive path coupled to the first output leg of the first splitter, and a second conductive path coupled to the second output leg of the first splitter. The splitter device further includes a second splitter having an input leg coupled to a first home network bandwidth, a first output leg coupled to the first conductive path, and a second output leg. The splitter device further includes a third splitter having an input leg coupled to a second home network bandwidth, a first output leg coupled to the second conductive path, and a second output leg. The splitter device further includes a bridge circuit operatively coupled between the first conductive path and the second conductive path. The bridge circuit is configured to propagate a home network bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port and isolate the provider bandwidth from the home network bandwidth.
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32 Claims
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1. A splitter device comprising:
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a first splitter comprising a provider content input port, a first output leg, and a second output leg, the provider content input port configured to receive a downstream-propagating first bandwidth; a first conductive path coupled to the first output leg of the first splitter, the first conductive path configured to propagate the provider bandwidth in a downstream direction towards a first user port; a second conductive path coupled to the second output leg of the first splitter, the second conductive path configured to propagate the provider bandwidth in the downstream direction towards a second user port; and a bridge circuit operatively coupled between the first conductive path and the second conductive path, the bridge circuit configured to propagate a home network bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port and isolate the provider bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A splitter device comprising:
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a first splitter comprising an input leg coupled to a provider content input port, a first output leg, and a second output leg, the provider content input port configured to receive a downstream-propagating provider bandwidth; a first conductive path coupled to the first output leg of the first splitter; a second conductive path coupled to the second output leg of the first splitter; a second splitter having an input leg coupled to a first user port, a first output leg coupled to the first conductive path, and a second output leg; a third splitter having an input leg coupled to a second user port, a first output leg coupled to the second conductive path, and a second output leg; and a bridge circuit operatively coupled to the second output leg of the second splitter and the second output leg of the third splitter, the bridge circuit configured to propagate a home network bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port and isolate the provider bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A splitter adapter comprising:
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a first provider content input port configured to receive a provider bandwidth; a second provider content input port configured to receive the provider bandwidth; a first splitter having an input leg coupled to a first user port, a first output leg coupled to the first provider content input port, and a second output leg; a second splitter having an input leg coupled to a second user port, a first output leg coupled to the second provider content input port, and a second output leg; and a bridge circuit having an input and an output, the input of the bridge circuit operatively coupled to the second output leg of the first splitter, the output of the bridge circuit operatively coupled to the second output leg of the second splitter, the bridge circuit configured to attenuate the provider bandwidth and pass a home network bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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