High bandwidth data transport system

• US 7,983,349 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2007
• Issued: 07/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lightwaves Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lightwaves Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Melick, Bruce D., Baych, Leslie D., Snyder, David M., Gerke, Joseph A., Kennedy, Philip T., Probst, Gregory P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Odom; Curtis B
• Application Number:
  US11/677,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20080002709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,609 Days
• Field of Search: 375130-153, 375/222, 375/259
• US Class Current: 375/259
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W

Abstract

A telecommunication interface is disclosed. One method of the invention provides for interfacing with guided line networks that receive and transmit data using ultra-wideband pulse transmissions.

Claims

1. A telecommunication interface comprising:

an ultra wideband pulse over conductive medium modem coupled to a conductive medium,

which is coupled to a non-ultra wideband pulse over wire communication modem coupled to a communication medium;

wherein the telecommunications interface is also comprised of an XML-aware capable switch;

wherein the XML-aware capable switch receives XML data from the ultra wideband pulse over conductive medium modem makes decisions based on the XML header, opens the data packets, transforms or encrypts the XML data into a format that can be understood by the network, and transfers it to the non-ultra wideband pulse over wire communication modem.

2. The telecommunication interface of claim 1 wherein the XML data is geographic data.

3. The telecommunication interface of claim 1 wherein the XML data is network timing data.

4. The telecommunication interface of claim 3 wherein the XML network timing data originates from GPS.

5. A telecommunication interface comprising:

an ultra wideband pulse over conductive medium modem coupled to a conductive medium,

which is coupled to a non-ultra wideband pulse over wire communication modem coupled to a communication medium;

wherein the telecommunications interface is also comprised of an XML-aware capable switch;

wherein the XML-aware capable switch receives XML data from the non-ultra wideband pulse over wire communication modem makes decisions based on the XML header, opens the data packets, transforms or encrypts the XML data into a format that can be understood by the network, and transfers it to the ultra wideband pulse over conductive medium modem.

6. The telecommunication interface of claim 5 wherein the XML data is geographic data

7. The telecommunication interface of claim 5 wherein the XML data is network timing data.

8. The telecommunication interface of claim 7 wherein the XML network timing data originates from GPS.