Patent ID: 8350641
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A splitter device comprising: a first splitter comprising a provider content input port, a first output leg, and a second output leg, the provider content input port configured to receive a downstream-propagating first bandwidth; a first conductive path coupled to the first output leg of the first splitter, the first conductive path configured to propagate the provider bandwidth in a downstream direction towards a first user port; a second conductive path coupled to the second output leg of the first splitter, the second conductive path configured to propagate a provider bandwidth in the downstream direction towards a second user port; and a bridge circuit operatively coupled between the first conductive path and the second conductive path, the bridge circuit configured to propagate a home network bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port and isolate the provider bandwidth from the first user port to the second user port.