In-wall data translator and a structured premise wiring environment including the same
First Claim
1. An active wall plate data translator comprising:
- a wall-mountable utility wall plate having means for mounting to at least one constituent element of a wall;
a first data transceiver adapted to receive and transmit data in a first format and a first data protocol;
a second data transceiver adapted to receive and transmit data in a first format and a first data protocol, whereinsaid first and said second data transceivers are connected to provide a bi-directional data path therebetween,said first and said second data transceivers are mounted in fixed relation to said utility panel; and
a power supply adapted to provide power to said first and second data transceivers.
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Abstract
A fiber-optic to twisted pair data translator configured to be disposed within a wall and thus become part of the building, which further includes a central data distribution facility, such as a communication closet and connecting fiber-optic cables to create a totally integrated structured premise wiring which provides the tenant occupant with the advantages of high-bandwidth fiber-optic communication by a simple twister-pair connection. Moreover, the in-wall data translator according to the present invention provides data format converting intelligence at the wall plate and may be internally or externally powered to maximum flexibility in network architecture while minimizing the building installation costs and inventory of data network components.
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16 Claims
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1. An active wall plate data translator comprising:
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a wall-mountable utility wall plate having means for mounting to at least one constituent element of a wall; a first data transceiver adapted to receive and transmit data in a first format and a first data protocol; a second data transceiver adapted to receive and transmit data in a first format and a first data protocol, wherein said first and said second data transceivers are connected to provide a bi-directional data path therebetween, said first and said second data transceivers are mounted in fixed relation to said utility panel; and a power supply adapted to provide power to said first and second data transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A building communications data infrastructure providing a network data connection to equipment within rooms of said building, comprising
a building data distribution center; -
a plurality of in-wall data translators each providing a first format connection and a second format connection and data flow therebetween; and a communication medium connecting said building distribution center to each of said first format connections, wherein said in-wall data translators provides second format network connection to said equipment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communications network, comprising a a first medium connecting a plurality of building units, each unit having at least one room therein defined by a perimeter wall structure;
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a first converter disposed within at least one of said building units, and being connected to said first medium and providing a data flow to a second medium; a second converter disposed at said perimeter wall of at least one said room, and being connected to said second medium and providing a data flow to a connector of a third medium; and a second medium connecting said first and second converters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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