Home phone line network architecture
First Claim
1. A system for establishing a plurality of logical networks over a common unshielded twisted pair communication medium, comprising:
- a first frequency band associated with a first communication protocol;
a second frequency band associated with a second communication protocol;
a first pair of bidirectional communication nodes;
a second pair of bidirectional communication nodes, each node of both the first and second pairs having a first physical layer device configured to operate in accordance with the first communication protocol and a second physical layer device configured to operate in accordance with the second communication protocol; and
wherein the first pair of nodes communicates with one another through their respective first physical layer devices over the first frequency band, and wherein the second pair of nodes simultaneously communicates with one another through their respective second physical layer devices over the second frequency band.
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Abstract
Home phone line network devices, conforming to different versions of the standards, are interconnected and interoperable on a UTP transmission medium. Higher order devices support an overlaid dual logical network structure which allows two pairs of higher order devices to communicate simultaneously using two separate frequency bands. A higher order node contains a high speed PHY, a low speed PHY, and either a high and low order MAC or an enhanced MAC capable of supporting dual frequency band transmission, thereby enhancing total system throughput to the sum of the throughputs of each logical network.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for establishing a plurality of logical networks over a common unshielded twisted pair communication medium, comprising:
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a first frequency band associated with a first communication protocol;
a second frequency band associated with a second communication protocol;
a first pair of bidirectional communication nodes;
a second pair of bidirectional communication nodes, each node of both the first and second pairs having a first physical layer device configured to operate in accordance with the first communication protocol and a second physical layer device configured to operate in accordance with the second communication protocol; and
wherein the first pair of nodes communicates with one another through their respective first physical layer devices over the first frequency band, and wherein the second pair of nodes simultaneously communicates with one another through their respective second physical layer devices over the second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a bidirectional communication device of the type adapted to communicate information over an unshielded twisted pair communication medium, a network node system comprising:
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a first physical layer device configured to transmit and receive information modulated in accordance with a first communication standard;
a second physical layer device configured to transmit and receive information modulated in accordance with a second communication standard;
medium access layer means for establishing communication over the unshielded twisted pair communication medium in accordance with first and second communication protocols; and
wherein the network node being capable of bidirectionally communicating over the unshielded twisted pair communication medium using either the first or second communication protocols independently. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for establishing a plurality of logical networks over a common unshielded twisted pair communication medium, comprising:
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defining a first frequency band associated with a first communication protocol;
defining a second frequency band associated with a second communication protocol;
coupling a first pair of bidirectional communication nodes to the communication medium;
coupling a second pair of bidirectional communication nodes to the communication medium, each node of both the first and second pairs having a first physical layer device configured to operate in accordance with the first communication protocol and a second physical layer device configured to operate in accordance with the second communication protocol; and
wherein the first pair of nodes communicates with one another through their respective first physical layer devices over the first frequency band, and wherein the second pair of nodes simultaneously communicates with one another through their respective second physical layer devices over the second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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