Radio frequency power divider networks having MoCA bypass circuits and related methods
Power divider networks are provided that have Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (“MoCA”) bypass paths. These power divider networks may include a housing having an input port and first and second output ports; a first impedance transformer that has a first winding coupled in series between the input port and a first node, a second winding coupled in series between a reference voltage and the first node; a second impedance transformer that has a third winding coupled in series between the first node and the first output port, a fourth winding coupled in series between the first node and the second output port; a resistance having a first end coupled to the first output port and a second end coupled to the second output port; a first inductor in series between the third winding and the first output port; a second inductor in series between the fourth winding and the second output port; and a third inductor and a first capacitor that are disposed in parallel between the first output port and the first end of the first resistance.
1. A radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network, comprising:
first divider circuitry having a first RF input, a first RF output, a second RF output, a first signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said first RF input and divide that signal between said first and second RF outputs of said first divider circuitry, and a first MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in a MoCA frequency band between said first RF output and said second RF output;
second divider circuitry having a second RF input that is coupled to said first RF output, a third RF output, a fourth RF output, a second signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said second RF input and divide that signal between said third and fourth RF outputs of said second divider circuitry, and a second MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said third RF output and said fourth RF output; and
third divider circuitry having a third RF input that is coupled to said second RF output, a fifth RF output, a sixth RF output, a third signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said third RF input and divide that signal between said fifth and sixth RF outputs of said third divider circuitry, and a third MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said fifth RF output and said sixth RF output,
wherein the first MoCA bypass circuit is different from said second MoCA bypass circuit and said third MoCA bypass circuit in that at least one component of said first MoCA bypass circuit is different in value compared to components of said second MoCA bypass circuit and said third MoCA bypass circuit.
2. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 1 , wherein said second MoCA bypass circuit includes a resistor having a first terminal connected to said third RF output and a second terminal connected to said fourth RF output.
3. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 2 , wherein said resistor has a value of 150 ohms.
4. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 2 , wherein said second terminal is directly connected to said fourth RF output.
5. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 2 , wherein said second MoCA bypass circuit further includes an inductor having a first terminal and a second terminal, and wherein said second terminal of said inductor is connected to said first terminal of said resistor and said first terminal of said inductor is connected to said third RF output.
6. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 5 , wherein said second terminal of said inductor is directly connected to said first terminal of said resistor.
7. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 6 , wherein said first terminal of said inductor is directly connected to said third RF output.
8. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 2 , wherein said second MoCA bypass circuit further includes an inductor and a capacitor connected between said first terminal of said resistor and said third RF output.
9. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 8 , wherein said resistor has a value of 150 ohms.
10. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 1 , wherein said second MoCA bypass circuit presents an inductance or capacitance value between said third RF output and said fourth RF output which is different from an inductance or capacitance value presented by said first MoCA bypass circuit between said first RF output and said second RF output.
11. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 10 , wherein said third MoCA bypass circuit presents an inductance or capacitance value between said fifth RF output and said sixth RF output which is different from an inductance or capacitance value presented by said first MoCA bypass circuit between said first RF output and said second RF output.
12. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 11 , wherein said second and third MoCA bypass circuits are configured the same.
13. A radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network, comprising:
first divider circuitry having a first RF input, a first RF output, a second RF output, a first signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said first RF input and divide that signal between said first and second RF outputs of said first divider circuitry, and a first MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in a MoCA frequency band between said first RF output and said second RF output;
second divider circuitry having a second RF input that is coupled to said first RF output, a third RF output, a fourth RF output, a second signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said second RF input and divide that signal between said third and fourth RF outputs of said second divider circuitry, and a second MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said third RF output and said fourth RF output; and
third divider circuitry having a third RF input that is coupled to said second RF output, a fifth RF output, a sixth RF output, a third signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said third RF input and divide that signal between said fifth and sixth RF outputs of said third divider circuitry, and a third MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said fifth RF output and said sixth RF output,
wherein said first MoCA bypass circuit is different from said second MoCA bypass circuit in that at least one component of said first MoCA bypass circuit is different in value compared to components of said second MoCA bypass circuit, and wherein said first MoCA bypass circuit includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor.
14. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 13 , wherein said second MoCA bypass circuit presents an inductance or capacitance value between said third RF output and said fourth RF output which is different from an inductance or capacitance value presented by said first MoCA bypass circuit between said first RF output and said second RF output.
15. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 14 , wherein said second and third MoCA bypass circuits are configured the same.
16. A radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network, comprising:
first divider circuitry having a first RF input, a first RF output, a second RF output, a first signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said first RF input and divide that signal between said first and second RF outputs of said first divider circuitry, and a first MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in a MoCA frequency band between said first RF output and said second RF output;
second divider circuitry having a second RF input that is coupled to said first RF output, a third RF output, a fourth RF output, a second signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said second RF input and divide that signal between said third and fourth RF outputs of said second divider circuitry, and a second MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said third RF output and said fourth RF output;
third divider circuitry having a third RF input that is coupled to said second RF output, a fifth RF output, a sixth RF output, a third signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said third RF input and divide that signal between said fifth and sixth RF outputs of said third divider circuitry, and a third MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said fifth RF output and said sixth RF output;
fourth divider circuitry having a fourth RF input that is coupled to said third RF output, a seventh RF output, an eighth RF output, a fourth signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said fourth RF input and divide that signal between said seventh and eighth RF outputs of said fourth divider circuitry, and a fourth MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in a MoCA frequency band between said seventh RF output and said eighth RF output;
fifth divider circuitry having a fifth RF input that is coupled to said fourth RF output, a ninth RF output, a tenth RF output, a fifth signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said fifth RF input and divide that signal between said ninth and tenth RF outputs of said fifth divider circuitry, and a fifth MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said ninth RF output and said tenth RF output;
sixth divider circuitry having a sixth RF input that is coupled to said fifth RF output, an eleventh RF output, a twelfth RF output, a sixth signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said sixth RF input and divide that signal between said eleventh and twelfth RF outputs of said sixth divider circuitry, and a sixth MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said eleventh RF output and said twelfth RF output; and
seventh divider circuitry having a seventh RF input that is coupled to said sixth RF output, a thirteenth RF output, a fourteenth RF output, a seventh signal splitting circuit configured to take a signal presented to said seventh RF input and divide that signal between said thirteenth and fourteenth RF outputs of said seventh divider circuitry, and a seventh MoCA bypass circuit that is configured to pass signals in the MoCA frequency band between said thirteenth RF output and said fourteenth RF output,
wherein said second MoCA bypass circuit is different from said fourth MoCA bypass circuit in that at least one component of said second MoCA bypass circuit is different in value compared to components of said fourth MoCA bypass circuit.
17. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 16 , wherein said first MoCA bypass circuit is different from said second MoCA bypass circuit and said fourth MoCA bypass circuit in that at least one component of said first MoCA bypass circuit is different in value compared to components of said second MoCA bypass circuit and said fourth MoCA bypass circuit.
18. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 17 , wherein said first, second and fourth MoCA bypass circuits each include a resistor, and wherein said resistor of said fourth MoCA bypass circuit is 150 ohms.
19. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 17 , wherein said first, second and third MoCA bypass circuits, each include an inductor in parallel with a capacitor.
20. The radio frequency (“RF”) power divider network of claim 19 , wherein said fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh MoCA bypass circuits are configured the same.