Patent ID: 8036231

Claim:
A connector comprising: a first media attachment interface to physically attach a first communication medium to the connector; a second media attachment interface to physically attach a second communication medium to the connector; and a mounting interface to physically attach the connector to a structure; wherein the connector communicatively couples the first communication medium to the second communication medium; and wherein the connector further comprises a power media attachment interface to physically attach a third communication medium to the connector, wherein power is injected onto the third communication medium and wherein the third communication medium is different from the first communication medium and the second communication medium; and wherein the connector further comprises a power interface, coupled to the power media attachment interface, that extracts power from the third communication medium and supplies power to the connector; wherein the connector is configured so that the mounting interface, the power media attachment interface, the first media attachment interface, and the second media attachment interface are directly attached to the structure to which the connector is physically attached.