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Hybrid access system with AGC control of upstream channel transmit power

US5959997A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 1996
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S370/911
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hybrid access system and method using a hybrid access system point of presence router and a remote link adapter to connect a user computer terminal to a network for fast downstream information transfer by high speed information broadcasting with lower speed upstream information transfer through an independent upstream channel to the hybrid access system point of presence router. High speed downstream information transfer passes through a cable TV headend or a TV transmitter or a cell station.

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