公开(公告)号：US20130136009A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-30

申请号：US13742876

申请日：2013-01-16

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

Inventor： James Rembert ,  Thomas Arnold Anschultz ,  Zhi Cui

IPC: H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L43/08 ,  H04L12/40045 ,  H04L12/66

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Power Over Ethernet (PoE) device (PD) having a controller to receive signals over a first cable having twisted pair wires from at least one of a network element and a gateway where the network element is associated with a service provider where the gateway is associated with a premises and where the service provider provides network communications to the premises, adjust the signals, transmit the adjusted signals over a second cable having twisted pair wires to at least one of the network element and the gateway, and receive power from at least one of the network element and the gateway, where the power is received over at least one of the first and second cables, where the power is received according to PoE protocol, and where the PD is positioned between the network element and the gateway. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract translation: 包含本公开的教导的系统可以包括例如具有控制器的功率以太网（PoE）设备（PD），其通过具有来自网络元件和网络元件中的至少一个的双绞线的第一电缆接收信号 网关，其中网络元件与网关与房屋相关联的服务提供商相关联，并且服务提供商向房屋提供网络通信，调整信号，通过具有双绞线的第二缆线将经调整的信号发送到至少 网元和网关中的一个，并且从网元和网关中的至少一个接收功率，其中通过根据PoE协议接收功率的第一和第二电缆中的至少一个接收功率， 并且其中PD位于网元和网关之间。 公开了其他实施例。