US 12,142,941 B2
Reverse powered wireless distribution point
Anvar Tukmanov, London (GB); and David Townend, London (GB)
Assigned to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, (GB)
Appl. No. 17/633,563
Filed by BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, London (GB)
PCT Filed Aug. 4, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/071855
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/028257, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19191131 (EP), filed on Aug. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0294269 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 50/40 (2016.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01)
CPC H02J 50/402 (2020.01) [H02J 50/20 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H04B 10/808 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a distribution point unit, the distribution point unit having a wireless backhaul connection and one or more electrically wired access connections to respective customer premises equipment, the distribution point unit being electrically powered by the one or more electrically wired access connections, the method comprising:
determining a power available to the distribution point unit from the one or more electrically wired access connections; and
switching the wireless backhaul connection from a first wireless configuration to a second wireless configuration based on the determined power available, wherein the first wireless configuration and the second wireless configuration have different power utilizations.