System and Method for Dynamic Allocation of Spectrum

Abstract

Embodiments of a communication device and a communication system are provided to allow transmitting video, audio, and data content between two or more nodes of a communications network comprised party of twisted pair links. Also provided, is an embodiment of a telecommunication system for transmitting spectrum, comprising transmission bandwidths that carry signals such as, video, audio, data and other services, over twisted pairs of telephone wires. Such a system being adapted for dynamic assignment and management of frequency bands of spectrum over twisted pair links.

1 . A communications device comprising:
 a. one or more transmitters positioned to transmit signals in an analog format over an assigned frequency spectrum on a twisted pair link;   b. one or more receivers positioned to receive signals in an analog format over an assigned frequency spectrum on said twisted pair link;   c. one or more compensators positioned to correct degradation associated with said twisted pair links coupled to said transmitter or said receiver; and   d. one or more frequency management modules coupled to one or more of either a first transmitter of the one or more transmitters, a first receiver of the one or more receivers, or both and positioned to allocate frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of communication signals over said twisted pair links.   
     
     
         2 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting signals over an assigned frequency spectrum on a second twisted pair link, and a second receiver for receiving signals over an assigned frequency spectrum on said second twisted pair link, wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver are remote from said first transmitter and said first receiver. 
     
     
         3 . A communications device as defined in  claim 2 , further comprising a second compensator for correcting degradation associated with a twisted pair coupled to said second transmitter or said second receiver, and a second frequency management module coupled to said second transmitter or said second receiver, wherein said second frequency management module allocates frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of communication signals. 
     
     
         4 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said frequency management module assigns discrete bands of frequency spectrum for different communication signals, wherein said communication signals may include television, video, voice and data. 
     
     
         5 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said frequency management module assigns compensation factors to said compensator. 
     
     
         6 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said compensation factors are vectorally opposite impedance, whereby application of said vectorally opposite impedance achieves a unity gain. 
     
     
         7 . A communications device as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said frequency management module dynamically allocates and reallocates said frequency spectra to said communication signals as a function of the data transmission requirements of said communication signals. 
     
     
         8 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said frequency management module reserves at least one frequency bandwidth for a particular communications signal. 
     
     
         9 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said frequency management module further comprises a protocol manager, wherein said protocol manager supports a plurality of communication protocols. 
     
     
         10 . A communications device as defined in  claim 9 , wherein said communication protocols may include TCP/IP, NTSC, HDTV, SECAM, PAL, or SIP. 
     
     
         11 . A communications device as defined in  claim 9 , wherein said protocol manager simultaneously supports communications utilizing a plurality of communication protocols. 
     
     
         12 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a graphical user interface for receiving information to assign said discrete bands of frequency spectrum. 
     
     
         13 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said communications device is a client device and said frequency management module is responsive to signals received from a server device. 
     
     
         14 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said communications device is a server device that receives and controls a remote client device. 
     
     
         15 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said communications device comprises a client device and said frequency management module being responsive to signals received from a server device. 
     
     
         16 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said communications device comprises a server device that receives and controls a remote client device. 
     
     
         17 . A communications device as defined in  claim 16 , wherein said frequency management module reserves at least one frequency bandwidth for the exchange of control signals. 
     
     
         18 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said communication signal comprises video, data, audio, reserved, guardbands or special applications. 
     
     
         19 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said communication signal comprises an information signal simultaneously broadcast across a plurality of frequency bandwidths. 
     
     
         20 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one converter coupled to said compensator and positioned to receive a corrected analog signal and convert said corrected analog signal into a digital format. 
     
     
         21 . A communications device as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one converter coupled to said compensator and positioned to receive a digital signal and convert said digital signal into a corrected analog signal format. 
     
     
         22 . A communications device comprising:
 a. one or more transmitters for transmitting signals in a digital format over a twisted pair link;   b. one or more receivers for receiving signals in an analog format over a second twisted pair link;   c. at least one compensator for correcting degradation associated with said second twisted pair link coupled to said receiver; and   d. at least one frequency management module coupled to said transmitter or said receiver, said frequency management module being positioned to manage frequency spectrums for communication signals over twisted pair links.   
     
     
         23 . A communications device as defined in  claim 22 , further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting signals over twisted pair link and a second receiver for receiving communication signals over an assigned frequency spectrum on said second twisted pair link, wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver are remote from said first receiver. 
     
     
         24 . A communications device as defined in  claim 23 , further comprising a second compensator for correcting degradation associated with a twisted pair coupled to said second receiver, and a second frequency management module coupled to said second transmitter or said second receiver, wherein said second frequency management module receives or transmits signals over said twisted pair links and allocates frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of signals. 
     
     
         25 . A communications device as defined in  claim 22 , further comprising at least one converter coupled to said compensator, wherein said converter receives a corrected analog signal and converts said corrected analog signal into a digital format, or said converter receives a digital signal and converts said digital signal into a corrected analog signal format. 
     
     
         26 . A communications device comprising:
 a. at least one transmitter for transmitting signals in an analog format over a twisted pair link;   b. at least one receiver for receiving signals in a digital format over a twisted pair link;   c. at least one compensator for correcting degradation associated with said twisted pair link coupled to said transmitter; and   d. a frequency management module coupled to said transmitter or said receiver, wherein said frequency management module allocates frequency spectrums for transmission of communication signals over a twisted pair link.   
     
     
         27 . A communications device as defined in  claim 26 , further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting communication signals over an assigned frequency spectrum over said twisted pair link, and a second receiver for receiving signals over said second twisted pair link, wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver are remote from said first transmitter. 
     
     
         28 . A communications device as defined in  claim 27 , further comprising a second compensator for correcting signal degradation associated with said twisted pair coupled to said second transmitter, and a second frequency management module coupled to said second transmitter or said second receiver, wherein said second frequency management manages frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of communication signals. 
     
     
         29 . A communications device as defined in  claim 26 , further comprising at least one converter coupled to said compensator, wherein said converter receives a corrected analog signal and converts said corrected analog signal into a digital format, or said converter receives a digital signal and converts said digital signal into a corrected analog signal format. 
     
     
         30 . A communications device comprising:
 a. at least one transmitter for transmitting signals in an digital format over a twisted pair link;   b. at least one receiver for receiving signals in digital format over a twisted pair link; and   c. at least one frequency management module coupled to said transmitter or said receiver, wherein said frequency management module manages reception and transmission of signals over said twisted pair links.   
     
     
         31 . A communications device as defined in  30 , further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting signals over said twisted pair link, and a second receiver for receiving signals over said second twisted pair link, wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver are remote from said first transmitter and said first receiver. 
     
     
         32 . A communications device comprising:
 a. at least one transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals over an assigned frequency spectrum of a twisted pair links;   b. at least one compensator coupled to said transceiver for correcting degradation associated with said twisted pair links; and   c. at least one converter coupled to said compensator, said converter being positioned to receive a corrected analog signal and convert said corrected analog signal into a digital format, or said converter being positioned to receive a digital signal and convert said digital signal into a corrected analog signal format.   
     
     
         33 . A communications device as defined in  claim 32 , further comprising at least one frequency management module coupled to said transceiver, wherein said frequency management module manages spectrum used by said transceiver. 
     
     
         34 . A communications device as defined in  claim 33 , wherein said frequency management module allocates said spectrum. 
     
     
         35 . A communications system having two or more communications devices, each of the two or more communication devices comprising:
 a. at least one transmitter positioned to transmit signals in an analog format over an assigned frequency spectrum on at least one twisted pair link;   b. at least one receiver positioned to receive signals in an analog format over an assigned frequency spectrum on said twisted pair links;   c. at least one compensator positioned to correct degradation associated with said twisted pair links coupled to said transmitter or said receiver; and   d. at least one frequency management module coupled to said transmitter or said receiver and positioned to allocate frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of communication signals over said twisted pair links;   
       said two or more communications devices being further positioned to transmit said signals to and receive said signals from at least one other of said communications devices over said at least one twisted pair links. 
     
     
         36 . A communications system as defined in  claim 35  wherein said one or more communications devices are remote from each other. 
     
     
         37 . A communications system as defined in  claim 35  wherein a first communications device of said two or more communications devices receives a signal from a second communications device of said two or more communications devices over a first twisted pair link coupled to receiver of said communications device, and retransmits said signal to a third communications device of said two or more communications devices over a second twisted pair link coupled to transmitter of said first communications device. 
     
     
         38 . A communications system as defined in  claim 37  wherein the frequency management module of said first communications device allocates a frequency spectrum to said retransmitted signal which is different from the frequency spectrum of the originally received signal. 
     
     
         39 . A communications system as defined in  claim 37  wherein the compensator of said first communications device is positioned to correct degradation associated with said first twisted pair link of said received signal and transmitter of said first communications device transmits the corrected signal over said second twisted pair link. 
     
     
         40 . A communications system as defined in  claim 35  wherein:
 a. each of said two or more communications devices is assigned a unique identifier; 
 b. each signal includes at least one address, each address to match the identifier of one communications device; 
 
       wherein said signal is not resolved by said first communications device unless the identifier of said first communications device matches the address of said received signal. 
     
     
         41 . A communications system as defined in  claim 40  wherein said signal comprises the information of an uploaded document.