Patent ID: 8885689
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A first node comprising: at least one physical layer device; a first transceiver comprising a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line, wherein the first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the at least one physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line; and a second transceiver comprising a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line, wherein the second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the at least one physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line, wherein a first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line, wherein the first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level, and wherein the first transceiver is configured to, via the first transmission line, transmit a first portion of the first data to the second node or receive the first portion of the first data from the second node while the second transceiver, via the second transmission line, transmits a second portion of the first data to the second node or receives the second portion of the first data from the second node.