Patent ID: 7783270

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a bi-directional radio frequency amplifier connected by a first coaxial cable to a transmit/receive antenna and connected by a second coaxial cable capable of carrying power to a power-over-coax injector that supplies power and a modulated radio frequency signal carrying data over the second coaxial cable to the amplifier; a network access point connected to the power-over-coax injector by a radio frequency transmission line and by a first data cable capable of carrying power; a power source connected to deliver power to a power-over-Ethernet power injector; a second data cable capable of carrying power having one end connected to an input port of the power-over-coax injector and the other end connected to the power-over-Ethernet power injector for providing power to the power-over-coax injector; and a third data cable for connecting the power-over-Ethernet power injector to a data network.