Communication networks including multi-purpose shared communication mediums, and associated methods
AssigneeCable Television Laboratories, Inc.
InventorBelal Hamzeh
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Abstract
A method for transmitting data in a communication network including a shared communication medium includes (a) transmitting local data between a first client node and a second client node according to a first data protocol, using a first shared communication medium, and (b) transmitting remote data between the first client node and a network hub according to a second data protocol different from the first data protocol, using at least the first shared communication medium.
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A method for transmitting data in a communication network including a shared communication medium, comprising:
- transmitting local data between a first node and a second node using a first shared communication medium;
- transmitting remote data between the first node and a network hub using at least the first shared communication medium;
- determining that a network resource required at the first node is not available to the first node via another node communicatively coupled to the first shared communication medium;
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- in response to determining that the network resource is not available to the first node via another node communicatively coupled to the first shared communication medium, accessing the network resource via the network hub.
A method for transmitting data in a communication network including a shared communication medium, comprising:
- transmitting local data between a first node and a second node using a first shared communication medium;
- transmitting remote data between the first node and a network hub using at least the first shared communication medium;
- determining that a network resource required at the first node is available at the second node;
- in response to determining that the network resource is available at the second node, accessing the network resource at the first node from the second node using the first shared communication medium;
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- transmitting the remote data between the first node and the network hub using a backhaul communication medium between the first shared communication medium and the network hub.
A node for use in a communication network including a shared communication medium, comprising:
- a first communication module configured to transmit local data between the node and an additional node according to a first data protocol, using a first shared communication medium;
- a second communication module configured to transmit remote data between the node and a network hub according to a second data protocol that is different from the first data protocol, using the first shared communication medium;
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- a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to access a required network resource via the network hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.