Systems and methods for communications across drop connections
US9503185B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1881
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A controller at a distribution point (DP) of a communication system is coupled to a plurality of customer premises (CP) transceivers via drop connections in a point-to-multipoint architecture. Each drop connection is coupled to at least one switch that operates under the control of the controller for selectively isolating the drop connection from the controller, as well as the CP transceivers of other drop connections. In this regard, by controlling the states of the switches, the DP controller can control to which of the CP transceivers it is communicatively connected, and during operation the DP controller controls the switches such that it is communicatively connected only to the CP transceivers for which communication is desired or needed during a particular time interval.
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