Ultra-wideband communication through a wire medium

A communication system for a wire medium, comprising:

• a transmitter structured to transmit a carrier wave signal that occupies a first portion of a radio frequency spectrum;
• and
• an ultra-wideband transmitter structured to transmit a plurality of ultra-wideband pulses that occupy a second portion of the radio frequency spectrum.

A method of transmitting data through a wire network, the method comprising the steps of:

• transmitting a plurality of carrier wave signals that occupy a first portion of a radio frequency spectrum;
• and
• transmitting a plurality of ultra-wideband pulses that occupy a second portion of the radio frequency spectrum.

A method of transmitting a plurality of ultra-wideband pulses, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a wire network that uses a group of discrete radio frequencies;
• determining which of the discrete radio frequencies are occupied by a carrier wave;
• transmitting a plurality of ultra-wideband pulses that occupy the discrete radio frequencies that are not occupied by a carrier wave.