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System and method for carrying a wireless based signal over wiring

US8325693B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 2010
Grant dateDec 4, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2601
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device, network and method wherein a standard wireless modem is coupled to wiring for carrying a wireless baseband signal that may be OFDM based, and may be directly generated by the wireless IF modem, or extracted from the modem RF signal. The wiring may be a building utility wiring, such as telephone, AC power or CATV wiring. The baseband signal is carried simultaneously with the utility service signal over the utility wiring using Frequency Division Multiplexing. The device may be enclosed with a data unit, a standalone dedicated enclosure, within an outlet or as a plug-in outlet adapter. Data units may couple the device by a wiring port such as standard data connector, or via wireless connection. The device may be locally powered or via a power signal carried over the wiring. This abstract is not intended to limit or construe the scope of the claims.

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