(12) United States Patent
`Austermann, III et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 9,049,019 B2
`*Jun. 2, 2015
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`US009049019B2
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`NETWORK EQUIPMENTAND OPTIONAL
`TETHER
`Inventors: John F. Austermann, III, Huntington
`(V.V°°dS’.MI (U51 Marshall B‘
`.ummIngs, Troy, Ml (US)
`Assignee: Chri.\/Iar Systems, I11c., Farmington
`Hills, MI (US)
`Subject to any disclaimer, tl1e term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. l54(b) by 0 days.
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`Notice:
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`This patent is subject to a terminal dis—
`claimer.
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`Appl. No.2 13/615,726
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`Wed,
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`Sep_ 145 20,2
`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2013/0002369 A1
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`Jan. 3, 2013
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`Aug. 9, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,650,622, which is a
`continuation-in-part
`of
`application
`No.
`PCT/US99/07846, filed on Apr. 8, 1999.
`P1‘0ViSi0I1«’-11 aPP1iC3Ti0I1 N0. 50/081,279, filed 011 A1311
`10. 1998.
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`(2013.01); H043 .7 703/5466 (2013.01); H043
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`FOREIGN PAT,:\I1 DOCUM,
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`(C011 111ued)
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`“
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`OTHFR FUN ICATTONQ
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`10335” Takesofl’ (LAN Mag*‘Z1“°aMaY 199”
`(C011 1111109)
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`Primary Examiner — Chi H 3ham
`A_m-S,amE_mmi,,er, S00n_)0ng D Hyun
`(74) Atmmeyj Agem 0,, Firm _ Hamcss’ Dickey & Picrcca
`PLC.
`1
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A piece of data tenninal equipment having an litheniet con-
`nector having first and second pairs of contacts used to carry
`high frequency data communication signals. The piece of
`data terminal equipment to have at least one path coupled
`across at least one of the contacts of the first pair of contacts
`of the Etheniet connector and at least one of the contacts of
`the second pair of contacts of the Ethernet connector. The
`piece of data terminal equipment to draw different magni-
`tudcs of DC current through the at least one path.
`169 Claims, 13 Drawing Sheets
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`cal area networks—Pa1t 4: Token—passing bus access method and
`physical layer specifications” (1990).
`“ANS /IEEE Std 802.2”—“IEEE Standard for Information technol-
`ogy—Telecommunications and information exchange between sys-
`ten1s—Local and metropolitan area networks
`Specific require-
`ments—Part 2: Logical Link Control" (1998 Edition).
`“ANS /IEEE Std 802.5-1985—lS()/D1‘ 8802/5—Local area Net-
`works—ANSI/IEEE Standard ISO Draft Propo sal—Token Ring
`Access Method” (1985).
`“ANS /IEEE Std 802 5-1998E—Information technology—Tele-
`communications and information exchange between systems—Lo—
`cal and metropolimn area networks—Specific requirements—Pa1t 5:
`Token ring access method and Physical Layer specifications” (1998).
`“ANS INCITS 229-1994 (R1999)”—“for Information Systems—
`Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)—Station Management
`(SMT)" (1994).
`“AN S X3. 166-1990”—“for Information Systems”—“Fibre Distrib-
`uted Data Interface (FDDI)—Token Ring Physical Layer Medium
`Dependent (PMD)” (1990).
`“ANS X3166-1990”—“for Information Technology”—“Fibre Dis-
`tributed Data Interface (FDDI)—Token Ring Twisted Pair Physical
`Layer Medium Dependent ('1'l’-PMD)” (1990).
`“ANS X3.263-1995”—“for Information Technology”—Fibre Dis-
`tributed Data Interface (FDDI)—Tol<en Ring Twisted Pair Physical
`Layer Medi1u11 Dependent (TP-PMD) (1995).
`
`AMX
`Exhibit 1007-00006
`
`

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`US 9,049,019 B2
`Page 7
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