Passive optical network and ultrawide band adapter

• US 7,366,203 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2004
• Issued: 04/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Original Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Inventors: Deas, David A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan; Wing
• Assistant Examiner(s): MOORE JR, MICHAEL J
• Application Number:
  US10/810,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20050213974A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,495 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/487
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2801 Broadband local area networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/22 Adaptations for optical transmission

Abstract

The disclosure relates generally to a system including a passive optical network element and a first ultra wideband adapter coupled to the passive optical network element. The first ultra wideband adapter is coupled via a data communication line to a second ultra wideband adapter. The second ultra wideband adapter has a connection to an end user computing device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a passive optical network element;

a first ultra wideband adapter coupled to the passive optical network element, the first ultra wideband adapter including a first output coupled to a first communication line;

a passive communication line splitter including a first input coupled to the first output via the first communication line, a second output coupled to a second communication line, the passive communication line splitter having a third output to a television receiving device via a third communication line; and

a second ultra wideband adapter including a second input coupled to the passive communication line splitter via the second communication line, the second ultra wideband adapter having a connection to an end user computer device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the third output is connected to a set top box via the third communication line.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the set top box is coupled to a television monitor device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first ultra wideband adapter includes a third input coupled to a video output of the passive optical network element and includes a fourth input coupled to an Ethernet data output of the passive optical network element.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the passive optical network element further includes a telephone output connected via a telephone line to an end user telephone device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the end user telephone device and the end user computer device are located within a common residential unit.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the passive optical network element has an input to receive an optical communication signal.

8. A system comprising:

a passive optical network element having an input to receive an optical communication signal and having a video output, a data output, and a telephony output;

a first ultra wideband adapter coupled to the passive optical network element, the first ultra wideband adapter having a first input coupled to the video output and a second input coupled to the data output, the first ultra wideband adapter having an ultra wideband data output coupled via a data communication line to a passive cable splitter element, the passive cable splitter element connected to a first coaxial cable path and a second coaxial cable path;

a second ultra wideband adapter having an input coupled to the second coaxial cable path and having an output data connection configured to interface with a personal computer.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the first coaxial cable path is coupled via a set top box to a video monitor device.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the video output is an F connector.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the data output is a 100 base T Ethernet interface.

12. A method of processing communication data comprising:

receiving a video signal from a passive optical network element;

receiving a data signal from the passive optical network element;

converting the data signal to an ultra wideband signal;

communicating the video signal and the ultra wideband signal along a coaxial cable to a passive cable splitter element;

splitting the video signal and the ultra wideband signal at the passive cable splitter element into a first split signal and a second split signal, wherein the first split signal and the second split signal both include the video signal and the ultra wideband signal;

providing the first split signal to a video receiving device;

providing the second split signal to an ultra wideband adapter;

detecting the ultra wideband signal in the second split signal at the ultra wideband adapter; and

converting the ultra wideband signal at the ultra wideband adapter into a computer readable data signal.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing the computer readable data signal to an input of a computer device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the ultra wideband signal is position or amplitude modulated across a range of spectra extending anywhere from 1 GHz to 10 GHz.