Voice conferencing over a power line
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1. A system comprising:
- a power line;
a centralized access point;
a plurality of telephones; and
a plurality of adapters coupled together over the power line and each coupled to at least one of the plurality of telephones, the plurality of adapters being segregated into at least two logical groups each associated with a unique voice channel and at least one of the plurality of adapters, wherein operations are performed by one of the central access point and the plurality of adapters on a frame, including voice information, to be transmitted over the power line with a specified multicast address placed in a destination address field of the frame that corresponds to one of the at least two logical groups.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a mechanism for multicast operations on a HomePlug frame, including voice information, that is being transmitted over a power line. Such multicasting is accomplished by placing a specified multicast address in a destination address field of the HomePlug frame. The specified multicast address corresponds to all adapters and a voice channel associated with a specific logical group.
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16 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a power line;
a centralized access point;
a plurality of telephones; and
a plurality of adapters coupled together over the power line and each coupled to at least one of the plurality of telephones, the plurality of adapters being segregated into at least two logical groups each associated with a unique voice channel and at least one of the plurality of adapters, wherein operations are performed by one of the central access point and the plurality of adapters on a frame, including voice information, to be transmitted over the power line with a specified multicast address placed in a destination address field of the frame that corresponds to one of the at least two logical groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a power line;
a centralized access point; and
a plurality of adapters coupled together over the power line, the plurality of adapters being segregated into at least two logical groups each associated with a unique voice channel and at least one of the plurality of adapters, wherein operations are performed by the centralized access point on a frame, including voice information, to be transmitted over the power line with a specified multicast address placed in a destination address field of the frame that corresponds to all adapters associated with one of the at least two logical groups. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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