Higher order multiple input multiple output in ethernet

US9450644B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Danlu Zhang · San Diego, US
• Guining Shi · San Diego, US
• William J. McFarland · Los Altos, US
• Yin Huang · Beijing, CN
• Gerardo Romo Luevano · San Diego, US
• Jae Min Shin · San Diego, US
• Kevin Khanh Dao · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 11, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 20, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B3/32
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method of MIMO signal transmission on a cable is disclosed. The cable includes at least a first inner conductor, a second inner conductor, and an outer conductive shield. A first data signal is transmitted using the conductive shield and the first inner conductor. A second data signal is transmitted using at least the second inner conductor. The first and second data signals may be transmitted concurrently. For some embodiments, the second data signal may be transmitted using the first and second inner conductors. Thus, the second data signal may be a differential signal. For other embodiments, the first data signal may be transmitted using the conductive shield and the first inner conductor, and the second data signal may be transmitted using the conductive shield and the second inner conductor.