US 12,451,269 B2
Dual coax network with power distribution and mid-span tap for signals and/or power from same
Christopher P. Gemme, Hickory, NC (US)
Assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/838,144.
Application 17/838,144 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/062531, filed on Nov. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/947,450, filed on Dec. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0301742 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H01B 11/06 (2006.01); H01R 9/05 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 11/06 (2013.01) [H01R 9/0509 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication network providing at least broadband internet services from facilities of a service provider into individual homes or businesses, comprising:
a first coaxial cable including a first center conductor surrounded by a first dielectric layer which is in turn surrounded by a first shielding layer, said first coaxial cable transmitting forward path, downstream signals to customer devices at the individual homes or businesses;
a second coaxial cable including a second center conductor surrounded by a second dielectric layer which is in turn surrounded by a second shielding layer, said second coaxial cable receiving reverse path, upstream signals from customer devices at the individual homes or businesses; and
a power inserter presenting a common ground to said first and/or second shielding layers of said first and/or second coaxial cables, presenting a first part of a differential power signal to said first center conductor of said first coaxial cable and a second part of said differential power signal to said second center conductor of said second coaxial cable, wherein said power signal is sufficient to power a 5G small cell site distributed along a length of the first and second coaxial cables and/or to power an amplifier distributed along the length of the first and second coaxial cables.