Patent ID: 7039103
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: splitting a transmission medium at an intermediate point between a first end and a second end to deploy a repeater circuit for extending said transmission medium, said repeater circuit having a first amplification interface and a second amplification interface; coupling said repeater circuit at the intermediate point; configuring said first amplification interface to provide a first gain adjustment as a function of a first attenuation of a first communication by a first direction impedance from said transmission medium while transmitting said first communication over said transmission medium from said first end to said second end; and configuring said second amplification interface to provide a second gain adjustment as a function of a second attenuation of a second communication by a second direction impedance from said transmission medium while transmitting said second communication over said transmission medium from said second end to said first end, wherein coupling said repeater circuit includes connecting said repeater circuit to said transmission medium in a parallel relationship with a load coil pair interposed between said first end and said second end, wherein configuring said first amplification interface includes using a first weighting network, said first weighting network having a first filter bank including a first plurality of filters, each of said first plurality of filters having a filter length longer than a sample size, said first weighting network deployed to pump downstream data in said first direction while providing said first gain adjustment, and configuring said second amplification interface includes using a second weighting network, said second weighting network having a second filter bank including a second plurality of filters, each of said second plurality of filters having said filter length longer than said sample size, said second weighting network deployed to pump upstream data in said second direction while providing said second gain adjustment.