Abstract:
Apparatus and methods to optimize ultra-wideband communication through wire and cable media are provided. One apparatus comprises an ultra- wideband transmitter structured to transmit a training set of ultra- wideband pulses through the wire medium (10). An ultra-wideband receiver is structured to receive the training set of ultra-wideband pulses from the wire medium (20). A determination of which of the pulses within the training set is best suited for communication through the media is then performed (30). This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Abstract:
A system, method and apparatus structured to transmit a plurality of ultra-wideband pulses through an electric power medium is provided. One embodiment of the method comprises an ultra-wideband transmitter structured to transmit the plurality of ultra-wideband pulses through the electric power medium and an ultra-wideband receiver structured to receive the plurality of ultra-wideband pulses from the electric power medium. Another embodiment of the present invention comprises a power supply that provides ultra-wideband communications to devices that obtain power from the power supply. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Abstract:
A method to increase the available bandwidth across a wired network (70) is provided. The method includes transmitting an ultra-wideband signal across the wired network. One embodiment of the present invention may transmit a multiplicity of ultra-wideband signals through a community access television network. The present invention may transmit an ultra-wideband, signal across an optical network (45), a cable television network (25), a community antenna television network, a community access television network, a hybrid fiber-coax network, an Internet service provider network (85), and a PSTN network (75).
Abstract:
A polarity reversing DC power inserter circuit (204) for other signal control apparatus used in a cable or community antenna television (CATV) signal distribution system. A power transformer circuit (210) receives a 117 volts AC power source at a subscriber's premise and converts it to a lower voltage positive and negative DC. A polar reversing circuit (204) comprising switching transistors (220, 221) and a 50 % duty cycle multivibrator (230) switches between the lower voltage DC at a frequency less than 10 Hz so as to avoid shock hazards associated with normal alternating current, while alternating sufficiently often to avoid electrolysis and corrosion problems associated with use of direct current (DC) a cable drop (115) to be provided uplink to the signal control apparatus. At the signal control apparatus, the polarity reversing DC is converted into DC by a power utilization circuit, and then utilized to power the signal control apparatus.
Abstract:
A cable television (CATV) optical transmitter includes a tunable laser having a phase bias input and a gain bias input. The tunable laser generates an optical beam at an output. A semiconductor optical amplifier includes an electrical bias input and an optical input that is optically coupled to the output of the tunable laser. The semiconductor amplifier amplifies the optical beam generated by the tunable laser. An integrated balanced modulator includes an electrical modulation input that receives analog CATV signals and an optical input that is connected to the output of the semiconductor amplifier. A third order pre-distortion circuit includes an output that is electrically connected to a modulation input of the integrated balanced modulator. The 3rd order pre-distortion circuit generates a signal that, when combined with the analog CATV modulation signal, at least partially cancels third order distortions that are introduced during modulation.