Telephone outlet for implementing a local area network over telephone lines and a local area network using such outlets
First Claim
1. A device adapted to be coupled to a bi-directional serial digital data signal in a digital data frequency band, an AC power signal having an AC power frequency and an analog telephone signal in an analog telephone frequency band, the data, power and telephone signals being frequency multiplexed to be carried concurrently over a single telephone wire pair comprising two conductors, said device comprising:
- a wiring connector for connecting to the telephone wire pair;
a telephone connector connectable to an analog telephone device and operative to couple the analog telephone signal to the analog telephone device;
a first filter coupled between said telephone connector and said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the analog telephone frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the digital data frequency band;
a data connector connectable to a data unit and operative to couple the bi-directional serial digital data signal to the data unit;
a second filter coupled to said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the digital data frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the analog telephone frequency band;
a telephone wire pair modem coupled between said second filter and said data connector and operative to conduct the bi-directional serial digital data signal in the digital data frequency band over the telephone wire pair; and
a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said telephone connector, said data connector, said first and second filters and said telephone wire pair modem,wherein said telephone wire pair modem is coupled to said wiring connector for being powered by the AC power signal.
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Abstract
A network for transporting power and multiplexed data and digital telephone signals. The network includes at least three nodes and first and second wiring segments in a building for carrying the multiplexed data and digital telephone signals, and at least one of the segments is configured to additionally carry a power signal. A power consuming component is connected to the at least one wiring segment and is powered by the power signal carried by that segment. Each wiring segment connects a different pair of the nodes together to form, with nodes nodes, a packet based bi-directional communication link. One of the nodes contains communication link composed of a repeater, a bridge, or a router connectable to a data unit. At least one of the nodes is connected to a remote data unit external to the building for coupling the remote data unit to at least one of said communication links.
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107 Claims
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1. A device adapted to be coupled to a bi-directional serial digital data signal in a digital data frequency band, an AC power signal having an AC power frequency and an analog telephone signal in an analog telephone frequency band, the data, power and telephone signals being frequency multiplexed to be carried concurrently over a single telephone wire pair comprising two conductors, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the telephone wire pair; a telephone connector connectable to an analog telephone device and operative to couple the analog telephone signal to the analog telephone device; a first filter coupled between said telephone connector and said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the analog telephone frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the digital data frequency band; a data connector connectable to a data unit and operative to couple the bi-directional serial digital data signal to the data unit; a second filter coupled to said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the digital data frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the analog telephone frequency band; a telephone wire pair modem coupled between said second filter and said data connector and operative to conduct the bi-directional serial digital data signal in the digital data frequency band over the telephone wire pair; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said telephone connector, said data connector, said first and second filters and said telephone wire pair modem, wherein said telephone wire pair modem is coupled to said wiring connector for being powered by the AC power signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device adapted to be coupled to a bi-directional serial digital data signal in a digital data frequency band and an AC power signal having an AC power frequency, the data and power signals being frequency multiplexed to be carried concurrently over a single telephone wire pair comprising two conductors, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the telephone wire pair; a data port couplable to a data unit and operative to couple the bi-directional serial digital data signal to the data unit; a filter coupled to said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the digital data frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the AC power frequency; a telephone wire pair modem coupled between said filter and said data connector and operative to conduct the bi-directional directional serial digital data signal in the digital data frequency band over the telephone wire pair; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said data port, said filter and said telephone wire pair modem wherein said telephone wire pair modem is coupled to said wiring connector for being powered by the AC power signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A device adapted to be coupled to a bi-directional serial digital data signal in a digital data frequency band and an AC power signal having an AC power frequency, the data and power signals being frequency multiplexed to be carried concurrently over a single wire pair comprising two conductors, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the wire pair; a data connector connectable to a data unit and operative to couple the bi-directional serial digital data signal to the data unit; a filter coupled to said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the digital data frequency band and substantially stop signals in the AC power frequency; a wire pair modem coupled between said filter and said data connector and operative to conduct the bi-directional serial digital data signal in the digital data frequency band over the wire pair; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said data connector, said filter and said wire pair modem, wherein said wire pair modem is coupled to said wiring connector for being powered by the AC power signal, and the AC power signal frequency is above 3 KHz. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A device adapted to be coupled to an AC power signal having an AC power frequency and an analog telephone signal in an analog telephone frequency band, the power and telephone signals being frequency multiplexed to be carried concurrently over a single telephone wire pair comprising two conductors, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the telephone wire pair; a telephone connector connectable to an analog telephone device and operative to couple the analog telephone signal to the analog telephone device; a filter coupled between said telephone connector and said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the analog telephone frequency band and to substantially stop the AC power signal; at least one power consuming component coupled to said wiring connector in order to receive, and be powered by, the AC power signal; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said telephone connector, said at least one power consuming component and said filter. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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45. A device adapted to be coupled to a bi-directional serial digital data signal in a digital data frequency band, an AC power signal having an AC power frequency and an analog signal in an analog frequency band, the data, power and analog signals being frequency multiplexed to be carried concurrently over a single wire pair comprising two conductors, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the wire pair; an analog connector connectable to an analog device and operative to couple the analog signal to the analog device; a first filter coupled between said analog connector and said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the analog frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the digital data frequency band; a data connector connectable to a data unit and operative to couple the bi-directional serial digital data signal to the data unit; a second filter coupled to said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the digital data frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the analog frequency band; a wire pair modem coupled between said second filter and said data connector and operative to conduct the bi-directional serial digital data signal in the digital data frequency band over the wire pair; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said analog connector, said data connector, said first and second filters and said wire pair modem, wherein said wire pair modem is coupled to said wiring connector for being powered by the AC power signal. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A device for use with distinct first and second telephone wire pairs, the first telephone wire pair comprising two conductors and being connected to concurrently carry an analog telephone signal in an analog telephone frequency band and a bi-directional digital data signal in a digital data frequency band distinct from, and higher than, the analog telephone frequency band, the second telephone wire pair being connected to carry a power signal, said device comprising:
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a first wiring connector for connecting to the first telephone wire pair; a low pass filter connected to said first wiring connector, said low pass filter being operative to substantially pass only signals in the analog telephone frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the digital data frequency band; a high pass filter connected to said first wiring connector, said high pass filter being operative to substantially pass only signals in the digital data frequency band and to substantially stop signals in the analog telephone frequency band; a telephone line modem connected to said high pass filter, said telephone line modem being operative to bi-directionally communicate digital data in the digital data frequency band over the first telephone wire pair; a second wiring connector for connecting to the second telephone wire pair; and a single enclosure housing said low pass filter, said high pass filter, said first and second wiring connectors and said telephone line modem, wherein said telephone line modem is coupled to said second wiring connector for being powered by the power signal carried over the second telephone wire pair. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A device adapted to be coupled to a data signal, a power signal and a telephone signal carried by wiring at least in part in a building, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector connectible to the wiring; a telephone connector coupled to said wiring connector and operative to couple the telephone signal to a telephone unit; a data connector coupled to said wiring connector and operative to couple the data signal to a data unit; at least one power consuming component coupled to said wiring connector in order to receive, and be powered by, the power signal; and a single enclosure housing said wiring, telephone and data connectors and said at least one power consuming component, wherein the telephone signal and the data signal are concurrently carried multiplexed over the same conductors of the wiring, and said device further comprises a selective means to separate the telephone signal from the data signal. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A device adapted to be coupled to at least first and second multiplexed bi-directional serial digital data signals in a digital data frequency band concurrently with a power signal carried over a single wire pair comprising two conductors, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the wire pair; a first data connector connectable to a first data unit and operative to couple the first bi-directional serial digital data signal to the first data unit; a second data connector connectable to a second data unit and operative to couple the second bi-directional serial digital data signal to the second data unit; a filter coupled to said wiring connector and operative to substantially pass signals in the digital data frequency band and substantially stop the power signal; a wire pair modem coupled between said filter and said first and second data connectors and operative to conduct the bi-directional serial digital data signals in the digital data frequency band over the wire pair; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said data connectors, said filter and said wire pair modem, wherein said wire pair modem is coupled to said wiring connector for being powered by the power signal. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. A device adapted for coupling a data unit to the Internet for use with multiple telephone wire pairs, the telephone wire pairs including a first telephone wire pair that is at least in part external to a building and that is connected to carry a DSL-based signal containing bi-directional serial digital data and a second telephone wire pair at least in part in walls of a building and connected to carry a power signal, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the first telephone wire pair; a DSL modem coupled to said wiring connector and operative to conduct the bi-directional serial digital data in the DSL signal over the first telephone wire pair; a data port couplable to a data unit and operative to couple the bi-directional serial digital data to the data unit; a data transceiver coupled between said DSL modem and said data port for communication with the data unit; a router coupled between said DSL modem and said data transceiver for sharing data between said DSL modem and said data transceiver; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said data port, said DSL modem, said data transceiver and said router, wherein said device is connectable to the telephone wire pair to be at least in part powered from said power signal carried over said second telephone wire pair and is addressable in a data network. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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Specification