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Network combining wired and non-wired segments

  • US 8,867,506 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2010
  • Issued: 10/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network for non-wired communication between first and second non-wired data units respectively located at first and second locations, the locations being connected together via an existing CATV coaxial cable concurrently carrying a bi-directional packet-based wired digital data signal and a CATV signal using frequency division multiplexing, wherein the wired digital data signal is carried in a digital data frequency band and the CATV signal is carried in a CATV frequency band distinct from and lower than the digital data frequency band, said network comprising:

  • a first device housed in a first single enclosure, said first device being connected at the first location to transmit and receive digital data in the digital data frequency band over the CATV coaxial cable, said first device being a non-wired device communicatively couplable to exchange packet-based digital data over a first non-wired medium with the first non-wired data unit, said first device further being operative to transmit to the CATV coaxial cable data received from the first non-wired data unit and to transmit to the first non-wired data unit digital data received from the CATV coaxial cable; and

    a second device housed in a second single enclosure, said second device being connected at the second location to transmit and receive digital data in the digital data frequency band over the CATV coaxial cable, said second device being a non-wired device communicatively couplable to exchange packet-based digital data over a second non-wired medium with the second non-wired data unit, said second device further being operative to transmit to the CATV coaxial cable data received from second non-wired data unit and to transmit to the second non-wired data unit digital data received from the CATV coaxial cable;

    wherein said network is operative to transparently and bi-directionally pass digital data between the first and second non-wired data units.

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