Drop Wire Connectivity Control Without Local Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers face challenges in cost-effectively providing high-speed data services without steady local power at the distribution point, requiring systems and methods to control drop wire connectivity without disrupting existing POTS services.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of algorithms and circuits that utilize activation and DC detection circuits, along with latching relays, to switch between POTS and high-speed data services using energy stored in the drop wires, allowing for connectivity control without conventional power at the distribution point.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the service unit is back-powered from customer premises using drop wires, then installation cost decreases and local power supply is eliminated, but the service unit will be unpowered before and potentially after high-speed data service activation
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between two operational states: unpowered state (when no high-speed data service is active) and powered state (when high-speed data service is active and back-powering is received). The service unit incorporates power detection circuitry that automatically activates or deactivates based on the presence of back-powering signals from customer premises, allowing the system to adapt its power state to service requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the power parameter from a static conventional power supply to a dynamic back-powering arrangement. The service unit monitors power parameters (voltage, current presence) on the drop wires and adjusts its operational state accordingly. When back-powering parameters indicate active high-speed data service, the unit activates; when parameters indicate no service, the unit remains unpowered, thus adapting to varying power conditions.
2Productivity
If algorithms and circuits control drop wire connectivity without conventional power supply, then service activation without truck rolls is enabled, but the system must function without steady local power at the distribution point
Solution Approach 1:
The service unit performs self-service by automatically detecting the presence of back-powering signals and autonomously switching its connectivity state. The power detection circuitry monitors the drop wires for electrical signals indicating active high-speed data service, and the control circuit automatically configures the service unit without requiring external intervention or conventional local power supply, enabling service activation without truck rolls.
Solution Approach 2:
The drop wires serve as an intermediary that carries both data signals and power signals between customer premises and the service unit. The invention utilizes the electrical signals on these existing drop wires as a mediator to convey service activation status, allowing the service unit to detect service state and adjust connectivity without requiring separate power infrastructure or local power supply at the distribution point.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the service unit switches connectivity from POTS to high-speed data service, then high-speed data service is provided, but the connectivity reconfiguration must occur without steady local power
Solution Approach 1:
The service unit implements dynamic connectivity switching between POTS and high-speed data service modes based on detected service activation signals. The control circuit monitors for service request indicators and automatically reconfigures the connectivity path, transitioning from POTS-only mode to high-speed data service mode or vice versa, without requiring steady local power or manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The service unit is designed with multi-functionality to handle both POTS and high-speed data services through a single device. The unit can operate in multiple modes: POTS-only mode (when no high-speed service is active), high-speed data service mode (when back-powering is detected), or dual-mode operation. This universal design allows connectivity reconfiguration between different service types without requiring separate equipment or steady local power supply.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables high-speed data service activation without truck rolls to the distribution point, maintaining normal drop wire functions and providing a simple, resistant solution to false activations.
Implementation Method 1
A latching relay can be used to connect the drop connection to the POTS line or to connect the drop connection to the high-speed data service output line
Implementation Method 2
The circuits to control connectivity of the drop connection can function without a conventional power supply being present at the distribution point and can remain resident on the drop wires without disrupting any of the drop wires' normal functions
Data Source
AI summary
A combination of algorithms and circuits can control the connectivity of a drop connection to either a telephone service or a high-speed data service at a distribution point. The algorithms and circuits can operate in the absence of a conventional power supply at the distribution point. The circuits can connect the drop connection to the high-speed data service in response to the receipt of an activation signal sent by equipment at the customer premises. After the connection to the high-speed data service is complete, the customer premises equipment can be used to apply back power to the components of the distribution point. If the customer premises equipment stops providing back power to the components of the distribution point, the circuits can connect the drop connection to the telephone service.