Network equipment system providing surge protection and DC blocking bypass functionalities
OwnerRandall B. Sharpeinventor
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Abstract
A network equipment system comprises a communication apparatus, an equipment protector block connected between the communication apparatus and a subscriber premise DSL network termination device (NTD), and a protection module mounted on the equipment protector block. The protection module includes circuitry configured for providing surge protection functionality, for providing AC coupling-DC blocking functionality, for providing DC blocking bypass functionality, and for enabling said DC blocking bypass functionality to be selectively activated and deactivated. The protection module facilitates such functionality in association with the communication apparatus and the subscriber premise DSL NTD.
Claims5
A network equipment system, comprising:
- a communication apparatus;
- an equipment protector block connected between the communication apparatus and a subscriber premise DSL network termination device (NTD);
- and
- a protection module mounted on the equipment protector block and including circuitry configured for providing surge protection functionality, for providing AC coupling-DC blocking functionality, for providing DC blocking bypass functionality and for enabling said DC blocking bypass functionality to be selectively activated and deactivated;
- wherein the protection module facilitates said functionality in association with the communication apparatus and the subscriber premise DSL NTD.
The network equipment system of claim 13 wherein:
- said circuitry is contained in a discrete packaging device;
- the discrete packaging device is mounted on the equipment protector block;
- and
- the equipment protector block is an unmodified commercially-available equipment protector block that is OEM-configured for having conventional surge protectors mounted thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.