Home networking system
View Patent ↗One embodiment relates to a network. The network includes a first splitter having an input port and N output ports. A first network node is associated with a first of the N output ports. A second network node is associated with a second of the N output ports and is adapted to receive signals communicated from the first network node through the first splitter. Other apparatuses and methods are also set forth.
1. A network, comprising:
a first splitter having an input port and N output ports;
a second splitter having an input port and M output ports, where the input port of the first splitter is tied to the input port of the second splitter;
a first network node associated with a first of the N output ports; and
a second network node associated with a second of the N output ports, wherein the second network node receives signals transmitted from the first network node through the first splitter; and
an access point operably coupled to a first of the M output ports, wherein the access point receives signals transmitted through the first splitter from the first network node, and retransmits the received signals into the first of the M output ports through the first and second splitters to the second network node.
2. The network of claim 1 , where the access point is configured to transmit and receive the signals through a network interface device to communicate with the first and second network nodes.
3. The network of claim 1 , where the access point is configured to receive the signals from the first network node over a first frequency band and re-transmit the signals to the second network node over a second frequency band.
4. The network of claim 1 , where the access point is configured to receive the signals from the first network node during a first time period and re-communicate the signals to the second network node during a second time period that is non-overlapping with the first time period.
5. The network of claim 1 , further comprising:
a network interface device associated with a second of the M output ports and configured to provide a telecommunications signal to the network.
6. The network of claim 1 , wherein the access point retransmits substantially all signals that the access point receives with a higher power than that of the received signals.
7. A method of communication between nodes of a network, where the network includes a first splitter having an input coupled to an input of a second splitter, comprising:
transmitting a first input signal from a first network node into a first output port of the first splitter;
providing a first output signal, which corresponds to the first input signal, from an input port of the first splitter;
transmitting a second input signal, which corresponds to the first output signal, into an input port of the second splitter;
receiving a second output signal, which corresponds to the second input signal, at an access point; and
re-transmitting the second output signal from the access point to the output port of the second splitter to a second node associated with a second output port of the first splitter.