Patent ID: 6414405
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
In a cable network having four cable stations, a first cable station and a second cable station of which four cable stations are coupled to a first branching unit via a first branch and a second branch, respectively, a third cable station and a fourth cable station of which four cable stations are coupled to a second branching unit via a third branch and a fourth branch, respectively, and the first and second branching units are coupled together via a trunk, a method for powering the cable network comprising the steps of:a) supplying a first current from the first cable station to the first branching unit of the cable network; b) supplying a second current from the second cable station to the first branching unit of the cable network; and c) adding the first and second currents at the first branching unit to obtain a third current, which is twice the first current and twice the second current; and d) supplying the trunk with the third current.