METHOD AND COMMUNICATION NODE FOR BROADBAND DISTRIBUTION

• US 20180109392A1
• Filed: 12/18/2017
• Published: 04/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gerszberg, Irwin, Blandino, George
• Granted Patent: US 10,205,475 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2867 Physical combinations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2878 Access multiplexer, e.g. DSLAM generic distributed time multiplexers, e.g. TDM/TDMA H04J3/1694
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2898 Subscriber equipments DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a communication node having a modem that receives first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines. A multiplexer selects a first subset of the first data streams and a second subset of the first data streams. A wireless transceiver wirelessly transmits the first subset of the first data streams as radio frequency signals via an antenna to at least one device. A distribution point unit transmits the second subset of the first data streams on a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system.

Claims

1. A communication node, comprising:

first means configured to receive first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines; and

second means configured to;

transmit a first subset of the first data streams to a plurality of customer premises devices via a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines; and

transmit a second subset of the first data streams on a third plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system.

2. The communication node of claim 1, wherein the plurality of customer premises devices includes a plurality of digital subscriber line modems.

3. The communication node of claim 1, wherein the first means and the second means operate in accordance with a G.fast digital subscriber line standard.

4. The communication node of claim 1, further comprising third means configured to select the first subset of the first data streams and the second subset of the first data streams.

5. The communication node of claim 1, wherein the first means is further configured to transmit second data streams to the source communication node via the first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;

wherein the second means is further configured to;

receive a first subset of the second data streams from the plurality of customer premises devices via the second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines; and

receive a second subset of the second data streams on the third plurality of twisted pair transmission lines from the destination communication node.

6. The communication node of claim 5, further comprising third means configured to:

select the first subset of the first data streams and the second subset of the first data streams; and

transfer the first subset of the second data streams and the second subset of the second data streams to the first means.

7. A method, comprising:

receiving first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;

transmitting a first subset of the first data streams to a plurality of customer premises devices via a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;

transmitting a second subset of the first data streams on a third plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system;

receiving a first subset of second data streams from the plurality of customer premises devices via the second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;

receiving a second subset of the second data streams on the third plurality of twisted pair transmission lines from the destination communication node; and

transmitting the second data streams to the source communication node via the first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of customer premises devices includes a plurality of digital subscriber line modems.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the first data streams and the second data streams are formatted in accordance with a G.fast digital subscriber line standard.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

selecting the first subset of the first data streams and the second subset of the first data streams.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

selecting the first subset of the first data streams by separating a first subset of data from the first data streams that is destined for the plurality of customer premises devices.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

selecting the second subset of the first data streams by separating a second subset of data from the first data streams that is destined for wireless access.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the distributed antenna system includes a plurality of conductorless dielectric antennas.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the distributed antenna system includes a guided wave communication system.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a network interface, first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;

transmitting, via a digital subscriber line access multiplexer, a first subset of the first data streams to a plurality of customer premises devices via a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;

transmitting, via the digital subscriber line access multiplexer, a second subset of the first data streams on a third plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system;

receiving, via the digital subscriber line access multiplexer, a first subset of second data streams from the plurality of customer premises devices via the second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;

receiving, via the digital subscriber line access multiplexer, a second subset of the second data streams on the third plurality of twisted pair transmission lines from the destination communication node; and

transmitting, via the digital subscriber line access multiplexer, the second data streams to the source communication node via the first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of customer premises devices includes a plurality of digital subscriber line modems.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first data streams and the second data streams are formatted in accordance with a G.fast digital subscriber line standard.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

selecting the first subset of the first data streams and the second subset of the first data streams.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

selecting the first subset of the first data streams by separating a first subset of data from the first data streams that is destined for the plurality of customer premises devices.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

selecting the second subset of the first data streams by separating a second subset of data from the first data streams that is destined for local wireless access.