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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Applicant:
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Inventors:
Leslie Humphrey, London, GB;
Ian Horsley, London, GB;
Ian Cooper, London, GB;
Trevor Linney, London, GB;
Trevor Morsman, London, GB;
Assignee:
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2801 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H05K 7/209 (2013.01); H05K 7/20336 (2013.01); H05K 7/20936 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network node for use in a hybrid fiber-copper access network, wherein the node includes DSL and reverse-power feed functionality. The node has a substantially cylindrical shape such that it receives an input metallic cable at a first end, an output metallic cable at a second end and an optical fiber cable which is received at a point along the body of the node.