Reconfigurable node for a hybrid fiber cable network
CA 2506262 A1 · Owner: Mcgregor, Marlin · Inventors: Mcgregor, Marlin
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A reconfigurable node for a hybrid fiber cable network includes fiber slots housing a transmitter or receiver interfacing to a head end coax slots , housing an RF brick interfacing with subscribers and RF plug-in modules providing connectivity between the fiber and coax slots. The plug-in modules include connection points, for connection to a fiber or coax slot. A fiber impedance element, associated with the transmitter or receiver in that fiber slot, is connected to each fiber slot. Each fiber impedance element has a different impedance value. A coax impedance element associated with the RF , brick in that coax slot is connected to each coax slot. Each coax impedance element has a …
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- Filed November 21, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 21, 2023.
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