Communication node including transceivers transmitting on different types of transmission lines and performing data repeating functions
First Claim
1. A first node comprising:
- at least one physical layer device;
a first transceiver comprising a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line, wherein the first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the at least one physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line; and
a second transceiver comprising a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line, wherein the second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the at least one physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line,wherein a first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line,wherein the first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level, andwherein the first transceiver is configured to, via the first transmission line, transmit a first portion of the first data to the second node or receive the first portion of the first data from the second node while the second transceiver, via the second transmission line, transmits a second portion of the first data to the second node or receives the second portion of the first data from the second node.
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Abstract
A first node including a physical layer device, a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The first transceiver includes a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line. The first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line. The second transceiver includes a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line. The second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line. A first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line. The first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level.
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20 Claims
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1. A first node comprising:
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at least one physical layer device; a first transceiver comprising a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line, wherein the first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the at least one physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line; and a second transceiver comprising a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line, wherein the second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the at least one physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line, wherein a first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line, wherein the first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level, and wherein the first transceiver is configured to, via the first transmission line, transmit a first portion of the first data to the second node or receive the first portion of the first data from the second node while the second transceiver, via the second transmission line, transmits a second portion of the first data to the second node or receives the second portion of the first data from the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A first node comprising:
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at least one physical layer device; a first transceiver comprising a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line, wherein the first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the at least one physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line, and wherein the first transceiver is configured to receive a first signal comprising the first data from the first transmission line; and a second transceiver comprising a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line, wherein the second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the at least one physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line, wherein the second transceiver is configured to receive a second signal comprising the first data from the second transmission line, and wherein a first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line, the first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level, and the first node selects one of the first signal and the second signal.
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16. A first node comprising:
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at least one physical layer device; a first transceiver comprising a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line, wherein the first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the at least one physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line; and a second transceiver comprising a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line, wherein the second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the at least one physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line, and wherein a first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line, the first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level, the at least one physical layer device comprises a first physical layer device configured to receive the first data on a first channel, and a second physical layer device configured to receive the first data on a second channel, and the first node combines the first data received on the first channel with the first data received on the second channel using maximum ratio combining with a first signal-to-noise ratio metric of the first channel and a second signal-to-noise ratio metric of the second channel.
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17. A first node comprising:
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at least one physical layer device; a first transceiver comprising a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line, wherein the first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the at least one physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line; and a second transceiver comprising a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line, wherein the second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the at least one physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line, and wherein a first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line, the first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level, the at least one physical layer device comprises a first physical layer device configured to receive the first data on a first channel, and a second physical layer device configured to receive the second data on a second channel, the first node is configured to, based on a multiple-input multiple-output process, cancel interference associated with at least one of the first channel or the second channel, extract the first data from the first channel, and extract the second data from the second channel, the first channel has orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) parameters, and OFDM parameters of the second channel are equal to the OFDM parameters of the first channel.
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18. A first node comprising:
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at least one physical layer device; a first transceiver comprising a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line, wherein the first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the at least one physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line, and wherein the first transceiver (i) transmits the first data to the second node via the first transmission line, or (ii) receives the first data from the second node via the first transmission line; and a second transceiver comprising a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line, wherein the second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the at least one physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line, wherein the second transceiver (i) transmits the second data to the second node via the second transmission line, or (ii) receives the second data from the second node via the second transmission line, and wherein a first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line, the first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level, and the first node (i) only receives data signals from the second node via the first transmission line, or (ii) only transmits data signals to the second node via the first transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A first node comprising:
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at least one physical layer device; a first transceiver comprising a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line, wherein the first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the at least one physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line; and a second transceiver comprising a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line, wherein the second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the at least one physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line, and wherein a first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line, and the first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level the first data is different than the second data, the first node is configured to multiplex the first data with the second data to generate a combined signal, and the combined signal includes the first data and the second data.
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Specification