Patent ID: 7016575
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A tap-off configured to easily extend a hybrid fiber coaxial network including a housing containing an input terminal, an AC/RF part, a directional coupler and an output terminal, comprising: a primary distributor connected to said directional coupler; additional distributors divergently connected to said primary distributor and including terminal distributors; bridges divergently connected to said terminal distributors, each bridge connected to a drop cable for providing a signal to a subscriber; an intermediate distributor connected to said directional coupler and said primary distributor, the intermediate distributor disposed between said directional coupler and said primary distributor; at least one extension port provided separate from said bridges on the same plane of said housing where said bridges are located; and at least one intermediate cable connecting said extension port with said intermediate distributor, wherein said intermediate distributor distributes the signal outputted from said directional coupler to said primary distributor and to said extension port through said intermediate cable.