Method and apparatus for conducting analog communication over a data cable
A method and apparatus for conducting analog communication are provided. A first set of wires carrying a data signal is coupled to a data network. A second set of wires carrying an analog signal is coupled to an analog communication network. A single connector is coupled to the first and second sets of wires. A port in a communication device is coupled to the connector. The communication device communicates the data signal and the analog signal over the first and second sets of wires respectively. The second set of wires may be separate from the first set. The second set of wires may be a subset of the first set, in which case, a filter filters an incoming analog signal from an incoming signal on the second set of wires. A multiplexer multiplexes an outgoing analog signal with an outgoing data signal on the second set of wires.
1. A system for conduction analog communication, comprising:
a communication device;
a cable including a plurality of wires;
a broadband adapter coupled to the communication device using the cable such that the cable carries an analog signal and a data signal between the communication device and the broadband adapter; and
an adapter configured to (i) couple to the cable on one port and to the communication device using a separate plurality of ports, (ii) to identify a first set of wires in the plurality of wires carrying a data signal, (iii) to connect the set of wires to a data port in the plurality of ports, (iv) to identify a second set of wires carrying an analog signal, and (v) to connect the second set of wires to an analog port in the plurality of ports.
2. A system for conduction analog communication, comprising:
a communication device;
a cable including a plurality of wires;
a broadband adapter coupled to the communication device using the cable such that the cable carries an analog signal and a data signal between the communication device and the broadband adapter; and
an adapter configured to (i) couple to the cable on one port and to the broadband adapter using a separate plurality of ports, (ii) to identify a first set of wires in the plurality of wires carrying a data signal, (iii) to connect the set of wires to a data port in the plurality of ports, (iv) to identify a second set of wires carrying an analog signal, and (v) to connect the second set of wires to an analog port in the plurality of ports.
3. A system for conduction analog communication, comprising:
a communication device;
a cable including a plurality of wires;
a broadband adapter coupled to the communication device using the cable such that the cable carries an analog signal and a data signal between the communication device and the broadband adapter; and
an adapter configured to couple to the cable on one port and to the communication device using a separate plurality of ports, the adapter including:
a set of filters configured to (i) filter an incoming analog signal on the cable and direct the incoming analog signal to an analog port in the plurality of ports, (ii) to filter an incoming data signal on the plurality of wires, and (iii) to direct the incoming data signal to a data port in the plurality of ports; and
a multiplexer configured to (i) multiplex an outgoing analog signal on the analog port with an outgoing data signal on the data port to form a multiplexed signal and (ii) to direct the multiplexed signal to the port coupled to the cable.