Broadband radio frequency data communication system using twisted pair wiring
First Claim
1. A broadband signal distribution interface device comprising:
- (a) a broadband signal interface configured to receive broadband radio frequency signals;
(b) a plurality of twisted pair signal connections configured to distribute broadband radio frequency signals; and
(c) circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path between the broadband signal interface and the plurality of twisted pair signal connections, the upstream signal path defining a first frequency range and the downstream signal path defining a second frequency range different from the first frequency range, the circuitry including a gain control circuit positioned along the downstream path and a slope control circuit positioned along the downstream path.
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Abstract
A system for distributing broadband signals via twisted pair wiring is disclosed. Various aspects of the system involve use of a broadband signal distribution interface device and/or a broadband line driver. In one aspect, a broadband signal distribution interface device includes a broadband signal interface configured to receive broadband radio frequency signals, and a plurality of broadband signal connections configured to distribute broadband radio frequency signals. The interface device also includes circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path and including a gain control circuit and a slope control circuit each positioned along the downstream signal path. The circuitry is configured to accommodate downstream transmission of the broadband signals onto twisted pair wiring.
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13 Claims
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1. A broadband signal distribution interface device comprising:
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(a) a broadband signal interface configured to receive broadband radio frequency signals; (b) a plurality of twisted pair signal connections configured to distribute broadband radio frequency signals; and (c) circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path between the broadband signal interface and the plurality of twisted pair signal connections, the upstream signal path defining a first frequency range and the downstream signal path defining a second frequency range different from the first frequency range, the circuitry including a gain control circuit positioned along the downstream path and a slope control circuit positioned along the downstream path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A broadband signal distribution interface device comprising:
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(a) a broadband signal interface configured to receive broadband radio frequency signals; (b) a plurality of twisted pair signal connections configured to distribute broadband radio frequency signals; (c) circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path between the broadband signal interface and the plurality of twisted pair signal connections, the upstream signal path defining a first frequency range and the downstream signal path defining a second frequency range different from the first frequency range, the circuitry including a gain control circuit positioned along the downstream path; (d) a pilot tone generator communicatively connected to the downstream signal path; and (e) an amplifier located on the downstream signal path upstream of the pilot tone generator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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