Patent ID: 6922407
Filing Date: 2005-07-26
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for transceiving a data signal compliant with HomePNA 10M8 technology in an Open System Interconnect network, said apparatus comprising: a transmitter having an input for coupling to a media access control device for receiving a data signal to be transmitted and operably configured to convert said data signal to an encoded signal, said transmitter further operably configured to filter and digitally modulate said encoded signal compliant with HomePNA mask requirements and output said filtered and digitally modulated signal to a first analog front-end device for transmission to a shared medium; a receiver having an input for coupling to a second analog front-end device for receiving a HomePNA data signal from said shared medium and operably configured to digitally demodulate, filter and decode a pay-load portion of said HomePNA data signal; wherein said second analog front-end device having an input for coupling to said shared medium and operably configured to sample and filter said HomePNA data signal, and having an output for coupling to said receiver for outputting a pass-band signal responsive to said received HomePNA data signal; wherein said receiver further includes