Passive enhanced moca entry device
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorsPaul Bailey, Yan Li, Chad Wells
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a passive, enhanced MoCA entry device. The entry device includes an entry port, a broadband port, high-band ports, and a filter device. The entry device also includes a broadband path connecting the entry port to the broadband port and a high-band path connecting the entry port to the plurality of high-band ports. The filter device generates a broadband signal and a high-band signal. The filter device provides the broadband signal to broadband port via the broadband path. And, the filter device provides the high-band signal to the high-band ports via the high-band path.
Claims20
A passive, Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) entry device comprising:
- an entry port configured to communicate cable television (CATV) signals with a provider;
- a broadband port configured to communicate the CATV signals with a gateway device at a premises;
- a plurality of high-band ports configured to communicate MoCA signals with a plurality of MoCA devices at the premises;
- a filter device comprising a low-band filter and configured to block the MoCA signals from the entry port;
- a broadband path connecting the broadband port to the entry port and the plurality of high-band ports, the broadband path being configured to communicate the CATV signals between the broadband port and the entry port, and to communicate the MoCA signals between with the broadband port and the plurality of high-band ports;
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- a high-band path connecting the plurality of high-band ports to the broadband port, the high-band path being configured to pass only the MoCA signals to the plurality of high-band ports.
A radio-frequency (RF) entry device comprising:
- a filter device configured to communicate low-band RF signals with an entry port;
- a broadband path configured to communicate broadband RF signals with a broadband port;
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- a high-band path configured to communicate plurality of high-band RF signals with a plurality of high-band ports,
- wherein:
- the filter device is configured to block communication of any RF signals having frequencies greater than a frequency band of the low-band RF signals,
- the high-band path is configured to reject any RF signals having frequencies less than a frequency band of the high-band RF signals, and
- the broadband path is configured to pass RF signals having frequencies in the frequency bands of the low-band RF signals and the high-band RF signals.
A device comprising:
- an entry port;
- a broadband port;
- a plurality of high-band ports;
- a filter device;
- a broadband path connecting the entry port to the broadband port;
- and
- a high-band path connecting the broadband port to the plurality of high-band ports;
- wherein:
- the broadband path is configured to provide a low-band signal from the broadband port to the filter device;
- and
- the high-band path is configured to provide a high-band signal to the broadband path and to reject the low-band signal from the broadband path;
- the filter device configured to block frequencies of the high-band signal from the entry port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.