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US 2009/0257580 A1Published application
Function for controlling line powered network element
AssigneeADC DSL Systems, Inc.
InventorsDieter H. Nattkemper, Kenneth Lee Walker, III
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Abstract
A network element comprises a power interface to receive power from a power communication medium; a service interface to provide a telecommunication service over a service communication medium; management interface to receive management data over one of the service communication medium and the power communication medium via at least one primitive; and a control module to monitor the at least one primitive and to control operation of the network element based on the at least one monitored primitive.
Claims20
A network element, comprising:
- a power interface to receive power from a power communication medium;
- a service interface to provide a telecommunication service over a service communication medium;
- a management interface to receive management data over one of the service communication medium and the power communication medium via at least one primitive;
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- a control module to monitor the at least one primitive and to control operation of the network element based on the at least one monitored primitive.
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A network element, comprising:
- a power interface to supply power to a power communication medium;
- a service interface to provide a telecommunication service over a service communication medium;
- a management interface to receive management data over one of the service communication medium and the power communication medium via at least one primitive;
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- a control module to monitor the at least one primitive and to control supplying power to the power communication medium based on the at least one monitored primitive.
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A communication network, comprising:
- a sink network element comprising:
- a power interface to receive power from a power communication medium;
- a service interface to provide a telecommunication service over a service communication medium;
- a management interface to receive management data over one of the service communication medium and the power communication medium via at least one primitive;
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- a control module to monitor the at least one primitive and to control operation of the sink network element based on the at least one monitored primitive;
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- a source network element coupled to the sink network element, the source network element comprising:
- a power interface to supply power to the power communication medium;
- a service interface to provide a telecommunication service over the service communication medium;
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- a control module to control supplying power to the power communication medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.