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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Charles Weston Lomax, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Clark Wayne Tollerson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Randall L. Powers, Raleight, NC (US);
Charles Weston Lomax, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Clark Wayne Tollerson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Randall L. Powers, Raleight, NC (US);
ADC DSL Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A splitter for enabling a power signal and a communication signal to be transmitted over a common communication link is provided. The splitter includes a line port adapted to be coupled to a communication line, a power port adapted to be coupled to a power supply to receive a power signal, and a communication port adapted to be coupled to a communication circuit that generates and receives communication signals. The splitter also includes a low pass filter coupled between the power port and the line port, the low pass filter including a coupled inductor, a high pass filter coupled to the communication port, and wherein the communication signals and the power signal are transported on the communication line at the line port.