Apparatus for provision of broadband signals over installed telephone wiring
First Claim
1. A network including a central facility for transmitting baseband telephone signals to a plurality of subscriber locations, said network further comprising:
- a first twisted pair circuit for connecting said central facility to a telephone subscriber location and for carrying said baseband telephone signals thereto;
a second twisted pair circuit for carrying broadband signals;
distribution means coupled to said first twisted pair circuit, said second twisted pair circuit and to a broadband subscriber location via a destination twisted pair circuit, said broadband subscriber location and telephone subscriber location having no predetermined telephony electrical interconnection; and
said distribution means further including a broadband coupling circuit for connecting said first twisted pair circuit and said second twisted pair circuit, and for enabling broadband signal flow between said first twisted pair circuit and said broadband subscriber location but blocking baseband telephone signal flow therebetween.
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Abstract
A network includes a facility for transmitting baseband telephone signals, plural subscriber locations, and twisted pair circuits which connect each subscriber location to the baseband telephone facility. The network further includes apparatus for transmitting and receiving broadband signals over the twisted pair circuits. A broadband transmitter is coupled to a network twisted pair circuit and outputs a broadband signal for delivery to a subscriber location. A first twisted pair circuit is utilized as an intermediate transmission path for the broadband signals. A distribution module is coupled to the first twisted pair circuit and is connected to a destination subscriber location via a destination twisted pair circuit. First filter circuits are connected in the network twisted pair circuit; are transparent to the baseband telephone signals and block the broadband signals. Second filter circuits are connected in the first twisted pair circuit; are transparent to baseband telephone signals and block the broadband signals. A coupling circuit connects the first and second filter circuits and enables passage of broadband signals from the network twisted pair circuit to the first twisted pair circuit, and then to a distribution module and to a broadband destination location.
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8 Claims
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1. A network including a central facility for transmitting baseband telephone signals to a plurality of subscriber locations, said network further comprising:
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a first twisted pair circuit for connecting said central facility to a telephone subscriber location and for carrying said baseband telephone signals thereto; a second twisted pair circuit for carrying broadband signals; distribution means coupled to said first twisted pair circuit, said second twisted pair circuit and to a broadband subscriber location via a destination twisted pair circuit, said broadband subscriber location and telephone subscriber location having no predetermined telephony electrical interconnection; and said distribution means further including a broadband coupling circuit for connecting said first twisted pair circuit and said second twisted pair circuit, and for enabling broadband signal flow between said first twisted pair circuit and said broadband subscriber location but blocking baseband telephone signal flow therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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