Patent ID: 8487717

Claim:
A filter circuit having a frequency response, the filter circuit comprising: a signal path extending from an input to an output, the signal path comprising a conductive path and a ground; a pass band filter portion disposed along the signal path between the input and the output, the pass band filter portion configured to pass a first frequency spectrum in a provider bandwidth and attenuate a second frequency spectrum in a home network bandwidth, wherein the pass band filter portion comprises a hybrid parallel inductor/capacitor arrangement having tank elements and isolation inductors; and a multipath interference mitigation leg operatively branched from the signal path, the multipath interference mitigation leg configured to decrease multipath distortions by improving a return loss characteristic of the home network bandwidth; wherein the frequency response is characterized by an insertion loss characteristic between the input and the output being less than 3 decibels (dB) in the provider bandwidth and more than 20 dB in the home network bandwidth, the frequency response further characterized by a return loss characteristic at the output being more than 10 dB in the provider bandwidth and more than 20 dB in the home network bandwidth.