Apparatus and method for powering a network device
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1. A system, comprising:
- a first node comprising a transmitter to transmit modulated signals carrying multimedia data over a coaxial cable and power generation circuitry to provide a voltage over said coaxial cable; and
a reflector apparatus communicatively coupled to said coaxial cable to receive and process said signals transmitted by said first node and to retransmit said signals to a third node communicatively coupled to said coaxial cable, said reflector apparatus further having a power input electrically coupled to said coaxial cable to power said reflector apparatus using said voltage provided by said first node.
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Abstract
A system is described comprising: a first node coupled to a second node by a communications network, the first node and second node communicating digital and/or analog signals over the communications network; the first node comprising a power output selector module to apply a specified voltage to the communications network to power one or more devices communicatively coupled to the communications network; and the second node using the voltage to provide power to one or more electrical components.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first node comprising a transmitter to transmit modulated signals carrying multimedia data over a coaxial cable and power generation circuitry to provide a voltage over said coaxial cable; and a reflector apparatus communicatively coupled to said coaxial cable to receive and process said signals transmitted by said first node and to retransmit said signals to a third node communicatively coupled to said coaxial cable, said reflector apparatus further having a power input electrically coupled to said coaxial cable to power said reflector apparatus using said voltage provided by said first node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a first node coupled to a reflector apparatus by a coaxial cable, said first node and reflector apparatus communicating digital and/or analog signals carrying multimedia data over said coaxial cable and said reflector apparatus to retransmit said signals to a third node communicatively coupled to said coaxial cable; said first node comprising a power output selector module to apply a specific voltage to said coaxial cable to power one or more devices communicatively coupled to said coaxial cable; and said reflector apparatus using said voltage to provide the only source of power to one or more electrical components. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a first node and a reflector apparatus on a wired coaxial cable, said first node and said reflector apparatus communicating data signals including multimedia data across said coaxial cable said reflector apparatus to retransmit said data signals to a third node communicatively coupled to said coaxial cable; said first node applying a specified voltage on said coaxial cable to power said reflector apparatus; and said reflector apparatus using said specified voltage to provide the only source of power to one or more electrical components. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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