Ayham Al-Banna

Title: Ayham Al-Banna and His Patent for HFC Network Transformation.

Introduction

Ayham Al-Banna is an inventor based in Irving, Texas, whose patent work addresses the architecture of hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) cable networks. His disclosed invention describes a system for transforming a multipoint-to-point HFC network into a point-to-point network.

Latest Patents

Al-Banna is associated with 1 patent, titled “Transforming a Multipoint-to-Point HFC Cable Network to a Point-to-Point HFC Network.” The invention uses a fiber-to-coaxial tap device with multiple coaxial connectors linked to subscriber cable modems through drop coaxial cables. Its processing circuitry receives radio-frequency signals from the modems, converts them into digital packets that include source addresses identifying the originating modems, and sends the packets as optical signals to a fiber node through a fiber connection.

Career Highlights

Al-Banna is associated with Charter Communications Operating, LLC. His patent highlights an approach to carrying subscriber communications from coaxial connections into a fiber-based network while retaining information about each signal’s source.

Collaborations

The patent describes a system involving subscriber cable modems, a fiber-to-coaxial tap device, and a fiber node. The available information does not identify specific co-inventors or other collaborators.

Conclusion

Ayham Al-Banna’s patent focuses on converting signals in an HFC cable network into addressed digital packets for transmission over fiber, illustrating his contribution to cable-network technology.