Patent ID: 7492875
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for configuring a network in a building, the network having first and second wiring segments, each wiring segment comprising at least two conductors installed at least in part in a wall of the building, the first wiring segment carrying a frequency domain multiplexed first packet-based digital data signal and a first analog signal, and the second wiring segment carrying a frequency domain multiplexed second packet-based digital data signal and a second analog signal, the apparatus comprising: first and second ports each connectable to a respective one of the first and second wiring segments; first and second data filters each coupled to a respective one of said first and second ports, each having a data signal port operative to pass only a respective one of the first and second digital data signals; first and second modems each coupled to said data signal port of a respective one of said first and second filters, and each operative for bi-directionally conducting a respective packet-based data signal over a respective one of the first and second wiring segments; at least one data connector operative for establishing a data signal connection with a data unit; a multiport unit coupling said first and second modems to said at least one data connector for data transfer between said modems and said at least one data connector, said multiport unit being constituted by one of: a repeater; a bridge; and a router; first and second analog filters each coupled to a respective one of said first and second ports, each having a respective analog signal port and each operative to pass only a respective one of the first and second analog signals; and a single enclosure housing said ports, said data filters, said modems, said at least one data connector, said multiport unit and said analog filters, wherein said analog signal ports of said first and second analog filters are coupled to each other for coupling the first and second analog signals to each other.