Patent ID: 6377782
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of wirelessly communicating information from a client device located at a subscriber's premises to a linear broadband network located remotely from said subscriber's premises to eliminate a wired subscriber drop, said linear broadband network having substantially linear and broadband frequency characteristics, said method comprising the steps of:generating an upstream baseband signal, said upstream baseband signal having a predefined format, modulating said upstream baseband signal onto at least one upstream wireless radio frequency carrier to generate at least one first upstream modulated carrier signal, transmitting said at least one first upstream modulated carrier signal wirelessly from said client device, located at said subscriber's premises, to a network interface device, located proximately to sad linear broadband network, thereby eliminating said wired subscriber drop, receiving said at least one first upstream modulated carrier signal at said network access interface device that is located proximately to and coupled to said linear broadband network, demodulating said at least one first upstream modulated carrier signal to produce an upstream demodulated baseband signal, and modulating said upstream demodulated baseband signal onto at least one upstream linear broadband radio frequency carrier to produce at least one second upstream modulated carrier signal having a signal format compatible with said linear broadband network.