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US 10,582,160 B2Granted
MoCA entry device
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorsPaul Bailey, Yan Li, Chad Wells
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Abstract
An entry device includes an entry port configured to receive cable television (CATV) signals from a headend. The entry device also includes a filter connected to the entry port. The entry device also includes a plurality of first output ports and a plurality of second output ports. The entry device also includes a first path connecting the filter to the first output ports. The first path is configured to have the CATV signals and multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) signals pass bidirectionally therethrough. The entry device also includes a second path connecting the filter to the second output ports. The second path is configured to have the MoCA signals pass bidirectionally therethrough and to block the CATV signals from passing therethrough.
Claims20
An entry device, comprising:
- an entry port configured to receive cable television (CATV) signals from a headend;
- a low-band filter connected to the entry port, wherein the low-band filter is configured to pass the CATV signals therethrough and to block multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) signals from passing therethrough;
- a broadband splitter connected to the low-band filter, wherein the broadband splitter is configured to split the CATV signals from the low-band filter;
- a plurality of first output ports connected to the broadband splitter, wherein the first output ports are configured to receive the split CATV signals from the broadband splitter, wherein the CATV signals travel from the entry port, through the low-band filter and the broadband splitter, and to the first output ports, wherein the CATV signals travel from the first output ports, through the broadband splitter and the low-band filter, and to the entry port;
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- wherein the MoCA signals are blocked from travelling from the first output ports to the entry port by the low-band filter;
- a high-band filter connected to the low-band filter, wherein the high-band filter is configured to block the CATV signals from passing therethrough and to pass the MoCA signals therethrough;
- a high-band splitter connected to the high-band filter, wherein the high-band splitter is configured to split the MoCA signals from the high-band filter;
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- a plurality of second output ports connected to the high-band splitter, wherein the second output ports are configured to receive the split MoCA signals from the high-band splitter, wherein the CATV signals are blocked from travelling from the entry port to the second output ports by the high-band filter, the high-band splitter, or both, wherein the CATV signals are blocked from travelling from the first output ports to the second output ports by the high-band filter, the high-band splitter, or both, wherein the MoCA signals travel from the first output ports, through the broadband splitter, the high-band filter, and the high-band splitter, and to the second output ports, wherein the MoCA signals travel from the second output ports, through the high-band splitter, the high-band filter, and the broadband splitter, and to the first output ports, and wherein the MoCA signals are blocked from travelling from the second output ports to the entry port by the low-band filter.
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An entry device, comprising:
- an entry port configured to receive cable television (CATV) signals from an external network;
- a first filter connected to the entry port, wherein the first filter is configured to pass the CATV signals therethrough and to block multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) signals from passing therethrough;
- a plurality of first output ports;
- a first path connecting the first filter to the first output ports, wherein the first path is configured to pass the CATV signals and the MoCA signals bidirectionally therethrough;
- a second filter connected to the first filter, wherein the second filter is configured to block the CATV signals from passing therethrough and to pass the MoCA signals therethrough;
- a plurality of second output ports;
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- a second path connecting the second filter to the second output ports, wherein the second path is configured to pass the MoCA signals bidirectionally therethrough and to block the CATV signals from passing therethrough.
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An entry device, comprising:
- an entry port configured to receive cable television (CATV) signals from a headend;
- a filter connected to the entry port;
- a plurality of first output ports;
- a plurality of second output ports;
- a first path connecting the filter to the first output ports, wherein the first path is configured to have the CATV signals and multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) signals pass bidirectionally therethrough;
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- a second path connecting the filter to the second output ports, wherein the second path is configured to have the MoCA signals pass bidirectionally therethrough and to block the CATV signals from passing therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.