Wireless over cable communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11728960-B2
Application number	US-202117397086-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2021
Priority date	Mar 19, 2019
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

A system for communicating wireless signals over a cable network includes a wireless over cable (WoC) amplifier configured to communicate wireless frequency band signals with a modem. The system may also include a WoC splitter configured to communicate the wireless frequency band signals with the WoC amplifier directly or via one or more cables, and a WoC adapter configured to receive the wireless frequency band signals from the WoC splitter via one or more cables, and transmit the wireless frequency band signals wirelessly to one or more wireless communication devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for communicating wireless frequency band signals over a cable network, comprising:
a wireless-over-cable amplifier configured to communicate wireless frequency band signals to and from a modem, the modem being connected to an internet service provider network, wherein the wireless-over-cable amplifier includes a wireless signal amplifier configured to be connected with the modem, and an output port;
a wireless-over-cable splitter that includes an input port configured to communicate external network signals with the internet service provider network, a frequency band separation device configured to separate the wireless frequency band signals from the external network signals, an integrated port configured to be electrically connected to the frequency band separation device and the wireless-over-cable amplifier, and a wireless frequency port electrically connected to the frequency band separation device;
wherein the frequency band separation device is configured to transmit the wireless frequency band signals from the wireless-over-cable amplifier to the wireless frequency ports, transmit the external network signals from the input port to the integrated port, block the wireless frequency band signals from being transmitted from the wireless frequency ports to the input port, and block the external network signals from being transmitted from the input port to the wireless frequency ports;
a wireless-over-cable adapter configured to be electrically connected to the wireless-over-cable splitter; and
wherein the wireless-over-cable adapter is configured to receive the wireless frequency band signals from the wireless-over-cable splitter and transmit the wireless frequency band signals wirelessly to a wireless communication device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless-over-cable amplifier further includes a modem port configured to communicate with the modem, and the frequency band separation device is configured to be electrically connected with the modem port and the output port.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein wireless-over-cable amplifier further includes an antenna configured to be in wireless communication with the modem, and wherein the frequency band separation device is configured to transmit the external network signals between the modem and the wireless-over-cable splitter, transmit the wireless frequency band signals between the antenna and the wireless-over-cable splitter, block the wireless frequency band signals from the wireless-over-cable splitter from being transmitted to the modem port, and block the external network signals from the modem port from being transmitted to the antenna.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the frequency band separation device comprises a diplexer.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the frequency band separation device comprises a coupler.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the frequency band separation device comprises a low-pass terminal configured to be electrically connected to the modem port and a common terminal configured to be electrically connected to the output port.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless-over-cable splitter is configured to separate CATV signals from Multimedia over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) signals and to separate the CATV signals from the wireless frequency band signal, the integrated port comprises a plurality of integrated ports, and the wireless-over-cable splitter is configured to communicate the CATV signals between the plurality of integrated ports and block the CATV signals from being transmitted to the plurality of integrated ports.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless-over-cable splitter further comprises a MoCA-only port, the wireless-over-cable splitter is configured to block CATV signals and wireless frequency band signals from reaching the MoCA-only port, block MoCA signals from the MoCA-only port from reaching the input port, and permit communication of the MoCA signals between the MoCA only port and the integrated port.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the MoCA-only port comprises a plurality of MoCA-only ports.

10. A system for communicating wireless signals over a cable network having a splitter, comprising:
an external network port configured to be connected to an external network and communicate external network signals therewith;
an amplifier configured to wirelessly communicate wireless frequency band signals to and from a modem;
an integrated port configured to be connected to an the amplifier and to communicate the wireless frequency band signals and the external network signals therewith;
a wireless frequency port configured to communicate the wireless frequency band signals with an adapter;
a frequency band separation device configured to be coupled to the external network port and the wireless frequency port; and
wherein the frequency band separation device is configured to separate the wireless frequency band signals from the external network signals, transmit the wireless frequency band signals between the integrated port and the wireless frequency ports, and transmit the external network signals between the external network port and the integrated port.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the frequency band separation device is further configured to block the external network signals from being transmitted between the external network port and the wireless frequency ports, and block the wireless frequency band signals from being transmitted from the wireless frequency ports to the external network port.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the frequency band separation device comprises a diplexer.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the frequency band separation device comprises a coupler.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the frequency band separation device includes a high-pass terminal configured to be electrically connected to the wireless frequency port, a low-pass terminal configured to be electrically connected to the external network port, and a common terminal configured to be electrically connected to the integrated port.

15. A system for communicating wireless signals over a cable network, comprising:
a wireless-over-cable amplifier configured to communicate a wireless frequency band signal with a modem that is configured to communicate an external network signal with an external network;
a wireless-over-cable splitter configured to be electrically connected to the wireless-over-cable amplifier so as to communicate the wireless frequency band signal with the wireless-over-cable amplifier; and
a wireless-over-cable adapter configured to be electrically connected to the wireless-over-cable splitter so as to receive the wireless frequency band signal from the wireless-over-cable splitter and transmit the wireless frequency band signal at least wirelessly to a wireless communication device.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless-over-cable amplifier is configured to communicate the wireless frequency band signal with the modem through at least a wireless communication.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless-over-cable amplifier is configured to wirelessly communicate the wireless frequency band signal with the modem.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless-over-cable amplifier is configured to only wirelessly communicate the wireless frequency band signal with the modem.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the modem and the wireless-over-cable splitter are configured to communicate the external network signal with the external

Assignees

• Ppc Broadband Inc

Inventors

• Bailey Paul
• Li Yan

Classifications

• H04L5/16 Primary

  Half-duplex systems; Simplex/duplex switching; Transmission of break signals {non-automatically inverting the direction of transmission} · CPC title

• H04L49/25

  Routing or path finding in a switch fabric · CPC title

• H04N21/43637

  involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth®, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] (arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114) · CPC title

• H04N21/6118 Primary

  involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem · CPC title

• H04N21/6168

  involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem · CPC title