Broadband coupler technique for electrical connection to power lines
    94.
    发明申请
    Broadband coupler technique for electrical connection to power lines 有权
    用于电气连接到电力线的宽带耦合器技术

    公开(公告)号:US20070030093A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-08

    申请号:US11580393

    申请日:2006-10-13

    IPC分类号: H01P5/18 H03F1/26

    摘要: Disclosed is a power line broadband communication system having broadband coupler devices capable of direct electrical connection to an energized power line. The coupler includes a conductive portion movable by an adjustable member from a non-conducting retracted position spaced apart from the power transmission line to a forward conducting position in electrical contact with the power line. An insulated arm supports the coupler on the power line. A base on the coupler is engageable with a remotely activated tool in order to accomplish the electrical connection in a safe and secure manner. Broadband data signals are sent to and from customer premises along the shared energized power lines. New coupler connections to the energized power lines allow the additional broadband customers and/or repeaters to join the communication system. Also couplers may provide connections to control electronics, routers, wireless transceivers, and may allow the broadband signals to bypass transformers on the power lines. The invention helps to minimize risk by allowing an installer to be remotely spaced from the energized power line while making the electrical coupling contact with the energized power line.

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有能够直接电连接到通电电力线的宽带耦合器装置的电力线宽带通信系统。 联接器包括导电部分,该导电部分可由可调节部件从与电力传输线间隔开的非导电缩回位置移动到与电力线电接触的前方导电位置。 绝缘臂支撑电源线上的耦合器。 耦合器上的基座可与远程激活的工具接合,以便以安全和可靠的方式实现电连接。 宽带数据信号沿着共享的通电电力线路发送到客户驻地和从客户驻地发送。 与通电电力线路的新耦合器连接允许附加宽带用户和/或中继器加入通信系统。 耦合器还可以提供到控制电路,路由器,无线收发器的连接,并且可以允许宽带信号绕过电力线上的变压器。 本发明通过允许安装者与通电的电源线远程间隔,同时使电耦合与通电的电源线接触而有助于最小化风险。

    Set top integrated visionphone user interface having multiple menu hierarchies
    98.
    发明授权
    Set top integrated visionphone user interface having multiple menu hierarchies 有权
    具有多个菜单层次的顶级集成视觉电话用户界面

    公开(公告)号:US06396531B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-28

    申请号:US09224286

    申请日:1998-12-31

    IPC分类号: H04M714

    摘要: A system architecture for bypassing a local exchange carrier comprises an intelligent terminal, a residential gateway coupled to the terminal, a cable facility management platform terminating a twisted pair or coaxial cable facility and a network service platform. The platform serves both a cable headend and a telephone DSL network to enable a single service provider to provide different information content services independent of how a user actually receives the services. The twisted pair and/or coaxial cable fed, integrated residence gateway controlled intelligent terminal or set-top device provides a multiple menu heirarchy for selecting a plurality of enhanced services. The menus are implemented on a video telephone or similar device with a touch-sensitive screen display for interactively displaying video and accompanying audio signals and menu screens. The integrated residence gateway is coupled to either or both of the coaxial cable or twisted pair and distributes the bandwidth facilities available over either service vehicle to customer devices including the set top box.

    摘要翻译: 用于绕过本地交换机载波的系统架构包括智能终端,耦合到终端的住宅网关,终端双绞线或同轴电缆设施的电缆设施管理平台和网络服务平台。 该平台既提供电缆头端和电话DSL网络,使单个服务提供商能够独立于用户实际接收服务的方式提供不同的信息内容服务。 双绞线和/或同轴电缆馈电,集成住宅网关控制智能终端或机顶设备为选择多个增强业务提供了多个菜单级别。 这些菜单在具有触敏屏幕显示器的视频电话或类似装置上实现,用于交互地显示视频和伴随的音频信号和菜单屏幕。 集成住宅网关耦合到同轴电缆或双绞线中的一个或两者,并将可用的带宽设施分配到任何服务车辆到包括机顶盒的客户设备。

    Dynamic bandwidth allocation for use in the hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture
    99.
    发明授权
    Dynamic bandwidth allocation for use in the hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture 失效
    动态带宽分配用于混合光纤双绞线本地环路网络服务架构

    公开(公告)号:US06307839B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-23

    申请号:US09001425

    申请日:1997-12-31

    IPC分类号: H04J316

    摘要: A dynamic bandwidth allocation system is used to optimize the transmission of traffic on the twisted pair connecting the customer premises equipment with the local office. As demand for simultaneous traffic at the customer premises equipment increases, the requirement for multiple twisted pair lines is minimized by dynamically allocating the bandwidth of the channel and sharing that bandwidth with multiple, simultaneous services. Additional efficiencies for simultaneous transmission of traffic can be achieved by directing all traffic to occupy a smaller channel. This might slightly affect the quality of some services but in many cases the impact will be minimal. Voice signals will be allowed to decrease to a predetermined level and facsimile or other data traffic will transmit at a slower transmission rate. At some predetermined level, traffic quality will degrade to a level such that service will be unacceptable. At this point, a prioritization scheme will buffer certain traffic at the intelligent services director (terminal block) or the facilities management platform (access module). New requests for services are denied until the required bandwidth is free. Once the required bandwidth becomes available, buffered traffic is allowed to transmit or receive will flow again and service availability will resume. An alternative scheme employs allows all services to maintain their highest quality and ranks all traffic by a priority scheme. Once the allocated bandwidth is occupied, the priority scheme discontinues or buffers lower ranking traffic. Once bandwidth resources are released by the higher ranking traffic, the lower ranking traffic is allowed to proceed if the information was buffered. By optimizing the traffic on the twisted pair, requirements for the installation of multiple twisted pairs is minimized as services are added by the user.

    摘要翻译: 动态带宽分配系统用于优化连接客户驻地设备与本地办公室的双绞线上的流量传输。 随着对客户端设备同时流量的需求的增加,通过动态分配信道的带宽并通过多个同时的业务共享该带宽,对多个双绞线的需求最小化。可以实现业务同时传输的额外效率 引导所有流量占据较小的渠道。 这可能会稍微影响一些服务的质量,但在许多情况下,影响将会很小。 语音信号将被允许降低到预定的水平,并且传真或其他数据业务将以较慢的传输速率进行传输。 在某个预定的水平,交通质量会降低到这样的水平,使得服务将是不可接受的。 此时,优先排序方案将缓解智能服务总监(终端站)或设施管理平台(访问模块)的某些流量。 新的服务请求被拒绝,直到所需的带宽是免费的。 一旦所需的带宽变得可用,缓冲流量被允许发送或接收将再次流动,并且服务可用性将恢复。替代方案使用允许所有服务保持其最高质量并且通过优先级方案对所有流量进行排序。 一旦分配的带宽被占用,优先级方案中断或缓冲较低等级的流量。 一旦带宽资源被较高排名的流量释放,如果信息被缓冲,则允许较低排名的流量继续进行。 通过优化双绞线上的流量,安装多个双绞线的要求最小化,因为用户添加了服务。