Patent ID: 7873976
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A communication device comprising: an analog splitter-isolator connectable between to-building wiring and in-building telephone wiring to a subscriber premises which permits passage therethrough only of analog POTS signals and blocks passage of xDSL and HPNA analog signals between an external xDSL telephone data network and an internal HPNA telephone data network; an xDSL analog front end (AFE) module connectable at one end of said splitter-isolator for communication with said external xDSL network; an HPNA AFE connectable to a second end of said splitter-isolator to provide only analog HPNA signals along said in-building wiring to provide said internal HPNA network for said premises; and an xDSL-to-HPNA converter connected between said xDSL AFE and said HPNA AFE to pass digital data between said external xDSL network and said internal HPNA network.