Patent ID: 7693189

Claim:
An analog HPNA hub comprising: at least three coils within said HPNA hub arranged in at least one group of coils, each said group of coils comprising a plurality of coils, said at least three coils inducing HPNA signals therebetween within said HPNA hub; a plurality of filters, each of said filters coupled with a respective different one of said at least three coils and further coupled, via respective telephone wiring, with at least a respective HPNA node, and at least one core within said HPNA hub, each said at least one core being associated with a respective one of said groups of coils, each said at least one core enhancing induction of HPNA signals between said coils of said respective group, wherein each of said filters enables transmission of HPNA data signals therethrough; and wherein each of said filters prevents transmission of conventional telephony signals therethrough, wherein at least one of said at least three coils is directly coupled with at least another respective HPNA node, via respective wiring.