Local area network system
First Claim
1. A communications distribution system, which comprises:
- a feeder distribution interface which is served by a feeder cable;
at least one group interface which is adapted to serve a plurality of customer premises;
a backbone cable which is adapted to provide communications service for a plurality of customer premises from said feeder distribution interface for said group interface; and
a distribution service cable which is provided for and associated with each customer premises of said plurality of customer premises, each said distribution service cable being connected at said group interface to said backbone cable and extending from said group interface to a single customer premises of said plurality of customer premises.
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Abstract
A communications distribution system (20) provides service for local business and residential premises with fewer splice points required and less waste than encountered in prior art systems. The system includes a feeder distribution interface (60) which is served by a feeder cable or by a carrier system and at least one group interface (61) which is disposed to serve customers'"'"' premises. A backbone cable segment (62) extends from the feeder distribution interface to a single group interface and is capable of providing service to a plurality of customer premises. Each customer'"'"'s premises is served by a single distribution service cable (66) which is connected to a backbone cable segment at a group interface. The single distribution service cables for an area may extend radially or laterally from a group interface.
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15 Claims
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1. A communications distribution system, which comprises:
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a feeder distribution interface which is served by a feeder cable; at least one group interface which is adapted to serve a plurality of customer premises; a backbone cable which is adapted to provide communications service for a plurality of customer premises from said feeder distribution interface for said group interface; and a distribution service cable which is provided for and associated with each customer premises of said plurality of customer premises, each said distribution service cable being connected at said group interface to said backbone cable and extending from said group interface to a single customer premises of said plurality of customer premises.
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2. A communications distribution system for local business and residential service, said system comprising:
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a feeder distribution interface which is served by a feeder cable; at least one group interface which is disposed to serve a plurality of customer premises; a backbone cable segment which is adapted to provide communications service for plurality of customer premises from said feeder distribution interface to a single group interface; and a distribution service cable which is provided for and associated with each customer premises of said plurality of customer premises, each said distribution service cable being connected to said backbone cable segment at said group interface and extending to provide service to a single customer premises of said plurality of customer premises. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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