| 摘要 |
The invention provides a device for coupling power and digital data in a network, for use with first and second point-to-point network wiring segments each comprising at least one twisted-wire pair and carrying DC power and digital data signals, the device comprising: a first transceiver configured for first full duplex digital data communication over the first wiring segment; a second transceiver configured for second full-duplex digital data communication over the second wiring segment; an interface coupled to the first and second transceivers for full-duplex digital data communication with a data unit that is connectable to the device; a single enclosure containing the first transceiver, the second transceiver and the interface, and the device is capable of: i) coupling a first DC power signal and the first full-duplex digital data to the first wiring segment; ii) coupling a second DC power signal and the second full-duplex digital data to the second wiring segment; and iii) enabling coupling between the first and second full-duplex digital data and the data unit, wherein the first and second full-duplex digital data are independent from each other. |
