Patent ID: 6681083
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: H04J,H04Q

Abstract:
A network architecture comprising a first set of N serially connected power splitting centres connected at one end to receive a power signal and at another end to a termination point, each splitting centre having an output associated with a sub-network for delivering a portion of the power signal to that sub-network, wherein the power splitting factor in each power splitting centre is variable such that the portion of the power signal delivered to each sub-network is variable, wherein the power splitting factor in each power splitting centre is such that the portion of the power signal delivered to each sub-network is identical, and wherein the power splitting factor in each power splitting centre follows the recursive relation: pi-1=1-11+ai-1&CenterDot;piwhere piâˆ’1 is the power splitting factor in the iâˆ’1th power splitting centre, and aiâˆ’1 is the attenuation loss between the ith and the iâˆ’1th power splitting centres.