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Transmitter/receiver interface apparatus and method for a bi-directional transmission path

US5719856A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
4References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 7, 1995
Grant dateFeb 17, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/1332
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transmitter/receiver interface (12) for use with a bi-directional transmission path (18) couples a transmitter (14) and a receiver (16) to the bi-directional transmission path (18). The transmitter/receiver interface (12) separates transmitted signals (20) and received signals (22) and routes them from the transmitter (14) and to the receiver (16) with negligible interference. The transmitter/receiver interface (12) incorporates coupling elements (44 and 50) that couple the transmitter to the transmission path and incorporates networks that couple the receiver to the transmission path. Impedances of the networks are derived based on the coupling elements and the transfer characteristics of the transmission path to provide consistent attenuation of the transmit signal over a large frequency range.

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