Methods and apparatus to self-configure a flexible residential gateway
First Claim
1. A flexible residential gateway apparatus providing access to an external communications network, and providing communications with an in home network, the flexible residential gateway comprising:
- an xDSL (“
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variety of Digital Subscriber Line) processor for providing access to the external communications network through a first telephone line, and processing xDSL signals communicated with the connected external communications network;
a Home PhoneLine Networking Alliance (HomePNA) processor for providing HomePNA communications with the in home network through at least one of the first or additional telephone lines, and processing HomePNA signals communicated with the connected in home network; and
a switch controller capable of disconnecting the HomePNA processor from at least one of the telephone lines if Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) signals that interfere with the HomePNA signals are present on at least one of the telephone lines.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to self-configure a flexible residential gateway providing access to an external communications network, and providing communications with an in home network. An example flexible residential gateway may include an xDSL (“x” variety of Digital Subscriber Line) processor that processes xDSL signals communicated with the external network via a first telephone line, a Home PhoneLine Networking Alliance (HomePNA) processor that processes HomePNA signals communicated with the in home network using at least one of the first or additional telephone lines, and a switch controller capable of disconnecting the HomePNA processor from at least one telephone line if Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) signals that interfere with the HomePNA signals are present on at least one telephone line.
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19 Claims
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1. A flexible residential gateway apparatus providing access to an external communications network, and providing communications with an in home network, the flexible residential gateway comprising:
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an xDSL (“
x”
variety of Digital Subscriber Line) processor for providing access to the external communications network through a first telephone line, and processing xDSL signals communicated with the connected external communications network;a Home PhoneLine Networking Alliance (HomePNA) processor for providing HomePNA communications with the in home network through at least one of the first or additional telephone lines, and processing HomePNA signals communicated with the connected in home network; and a switch controller capable of disconnecting the HomePNA processor from at least one of the telephone lines if Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) signals that interfere with the HomePNA signals are present on at least one of the telephone lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. For a flexible residential gateway providing access to an external communications network through a first telephone line, and providing Home PhoneLine Networking Alliance (HomePNA) communications between a HomePNA processor and an in home network through at least one of the first or additional telephone lines, a self- configuration method comprising:
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detecting a presence of Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) signals on at least one telephone line, and disconnecting the HomePNA processor from at least one telephone line if VDSL signals that interfere with HomePNA communications are detected on at least one telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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detect a presence of Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) signals on at least one telephone line, and disconnect a Home PhoneLine Networking Alliance (HomePNA) processor from at least one telephone line if VDSL signals that interfere with HomePNA communications are detected on at least one telephone line, wherein the machine readable instructions cause the machine to detect the presence of VDSL signals on only one telephone line, and disconnect the HomePNA processor from all telephone lines if VDSL signals that interfere with HomePNA communications are detected on the one telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions wich, when executed, cause a machine to:
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detect a presence of Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) signals on at least one telephone line, and disconnect a Home PhoneLine Networking Alliance (HomePNA) processor from at least one telephone line if VDSL signals that interfere with HomePNA communications are detected on at least one telephone line, wherein the machine readable instructions cause the machine to detect the presence of VDSL signals on each telephone line, and disconnect the HomePNA processor from a telephone lien if VDSL signals that interfere with HomePNA communications are detected on the telephone line.
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