Patent ID: 11936465
Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a gateway device having a communication circuit to provide gateway communication functions and a connector, wherein the connector includes a universal serial bus Type-C connector,
the gateway device being configured to electronically couple with a modem device that is physically separate from the gateway device, wherein the gateway device is configured to electronically couple to the modem device via a cable coupled to the connector,
wherein the gateway device and the modem device are configured to communicate data via the cable, and wherein electrical power is supplied, via the cable, by the gateway device in a first configuration, wherein the electrical power is supplied, via the cable, by the modem device in a second configuration, wherein a source of the electrical power includes a power outlet.