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US 2010/0251323 A1Published application
Upstream bandwidth conditioning device
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorDavid H. Jackson
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AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorDavid H. Jackson
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An upstream bandwidth conditioning device that can be inserted into a signal transmission line of a CATV system in or proximate to a premise of a user includes a main signal path divided into a forward path and a return path, the return path being divided into supplier side portion and a user side portion. The device further includes a supplier side termination device selectively connected to the supplier side portion by a supplier side termination switch, and a user side termination device selectively connected to the user side portion by a user side termination switch. A signal amplifier is selectively connected to the supplier side portion and the user side portion by at least one amplifier switch, and a switch controller is configured to actuate each of the supplier side termination switch, the user side termination switch, and the amplifier switch from a first position to a second position.
An upstream bandwidth conditioning device that can be inserted into a signal transmission line of a CATV system in or proximate to a premise of a user, said device comprising:
A method for selectively alternating between a return path termination and an upstream bandwidth signal amplification using a device located in or prozimate to a premise of a user, the method comprising:
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