Method and communication node for broadband distribution
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsIrwin Gerszberg, George Blandino
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a communication node having a modem that receives first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines. A multiplexer selects a first subset of the first data streams and a second subset of the first data streams. A wireless transceiver wirelessly transmits the first subset of the first data streams as radio frequency signals via an antenna to at least one device. A distribution point unit transmits the second subset of the first data streams on a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system.
Claims19
A communication node, comprising:
- a modem configured to receive first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;
- a multiplexer configured to select a first subset of the first data streams and a second subset of the first data streams;
- a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit the first subset of the first data streams as radio frequency signals via an antenna to at least one device;
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- a distribution subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM), the DSLAM configured to transmit the second subset of the first data streams on a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system.
A method, comprising:
- receiving first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;
- routing a first subset of the data streams to a wireless transceiver;
- transmitting, via the wireless transceiver, the first subset of the data streams as radio frequency signals via an antenna;
- routing a second subset of the data streams to a distribution subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM);
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- sending, via the DSLAM, the second subset of the first data streams on a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system.
A communication node, comprising:
- a modem configured to receive first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines;
- a multiplexer configured to select a first subset of the first data streams and a second subset of the first data streams;
- a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit the first subset of the first data streams as radio frequency signals via an antenna to at least one device;
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- a digital subscriber line (DSL) interface including a processor, the DSL interface configured to transmit the second subset of the first data streams on a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.