Device and method for converting a two-directional so data stream for transmission via a low-voltage power network

• US 20030090368A1
• Filed: 09/27/2002
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Stolle, Joerg, Ide, Hans-Dieter, Neuhaus, Ralf
• Application Number:
  US10/169,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20030090368A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/276
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5408 using protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5445 Local network
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/545 Audio/video application, e.g. interphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/54 Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0471 Terminal access circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13034 A/D conversion, code compression/expansion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1308 Power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13202 Network termination [NT]
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13209 ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13291 Frequency division multiplexing, FDM
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13292 Time division multiplexing, TDM

Abstract

The pseudoternary data stream is comprised of a sequence of S_O frames (SR) and is converted into a binary data stream consisting of a sequence of binary frames (BR). First transmission packets provided for transmission of data in a first direction of transmission (DS) are subsequently modulated in a first frequency range (Δf-DS) and second transmission packets provided for transmission of data in a second direction of transmission (US) are modulated in a second frequency range (Δf-US). Finally, the binary frames (BR) are inserted in a first or second transmission packet and the first transmission packets are routed to a first transmission unit (UEE1) and the second transmission packets are routed to a second transmission unit (UEE2) for transfer via the low voltage power network (NSN).

Claims

1. A method for conversion of an S₀ data stream for transmission via a low-voltage power network (NSN),

in which the pseudoternary S₀ data stream, comprising a sequence of S₀ frames (SR), is converted to a binary data stream comprising a sequence of binary frames (BR), in which method first transmission packets, which are intended for data transmission in a first transmission direction (DS) are modulated by means of a frequency duplexing method (frequency division duplex FDD) into a first frequency band (Δ

f-DS), and second transmission packets, which are intended for data transmission in a second transmission direction (US), are modulated into a second frequency band (Δ

f-US), and

in which method the binary frames (BR) are inserted, depending on the direction, into the first or the second transmission packets, and the first transmission packets are passed to a first transmission unit (UEE1), and the second transmission packets are passed to a second transmission unit (UEE2), for feeding into the low-voltage power network (NSN).

2. The method as claimed in claim 1,

characterized

in that a master-slave communication relationship is set up for data transmission via the low-voltage power network (NSN).

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 or 2,

characterized

in that binary frames (BR) are transmitted in the first transmission packets from a master device (M) to at least one slave device (S1-S8), and binary frames (BR) are transmitted in the second transmission packets from the at least one slave device (S1-S8) to the master device (M).

4. The method as claimed in claim 3,

characterized

in that the master device (M) allocates transmission and reception rights for the slave devices (S1-S8) using a polling method.

5. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

characterized

in that the transmission packets are each subdivided into at least one subframe by means of a multiple access control method based on time division multiplexing (time division multiple access TDMA), and

in that the binary frames (BR) are inserted into a subframe in the first transmission packet or in the second transmission packet depending on the direction.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5,

characterized

in that the first and the second transmission packets are each subdivided into eight subframes, with each slave device (S1-S8) which is connected to the low-voltage power network (NSN) in each case being assigned one subframe in the first transmission packets and one subframe in the second transmission packets, on a permanent basis, for bidirectional data transmission with the master device (M).

7. The method as claimed in claim 5,

characterized

in that the first transmission packets are subdivided into an individual subframe, and the second transmission packets are subdivided into eight subframes, with each slave device (S1-S8) which is connected to the low-voltage power network (NSN) in each case being assigned one subframe in the second transmission packets, on a permanent basis, for data transmission to the master device (M), and data being transmitted from the master device (M) to the slave devices (S1-S8) jointly via the subframes of the first transmission packets.

8. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

characterized

in that, during conversion of an S₀ frame (SR) to a binary frame (BR), information is inserted for recovery of the S₀ frame (SR).

9. The method as claimed in claim 8,

characterized

in that an initial state bit (ANF) and a synchronization bit (SYN) are inserted as information into the binary frame (BR).

10. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims,

characterized

in that payload information which is contained in a binary frame (BR) is separated from the binary frame (BR) and is then compressed,

in that the compressed payload information is combined with the uncompressed information in the binary frame (BR) to form a compressed binary frame (KBR), and

in that the compressed binary frames (KBR) are inserted into the first or the second transmission packets, depending on the direction.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10,

characterized

in that the payload information is compressed in accordance with the compression method G.729 standardized by the ITU-T.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11,

characterized

in that the payload information which is allocated to a first payload data channel (B1) and the payload information which is allocated to the second payload data channel (B2) are compressed separately in in each case one channel-specific compression device (KE-B1, KE-B2).

13. The method as claimed in one of claims 10 to 12,

characterized

in that the payload information which is coded in accordance with a nonlinear A-characteristic and has 8-bit resolution is converted, before being compressed, to a linear signal which has 16-bit resolution.

14. An apparatus for conversion of an S₀ data stream for transmission via a low-voltage power network (NSN),

having a conversion unit (UE) for conversion of the pseudoternary S₀ data stream, which comprises a sequence of S₀ frames (SR) to a binary data stream which comprises a sequence of binary frames (BR), having a protocol unit (PE) for insertion of the binary frames (BR) into transmission packets which are intended for data transmission via the low-voltage power network (NSN) with first transmission packets, which are intended for data transmission in a first transmission direction (DS), being modulated by means of a frequency duplexing method (frequency division duplex FDD) into a first frequency band (Δ

f-DS), and second transmission packets, which are intended for data transmission in a second transmission direction (US), being modulated into a second frequency band (Δ

f-US),

having a first transmission unit (UEE1) for feeding the first transmission packets into the low-voltage power network (NSN), and having a second transmission unit (UEE2) for feeding the second transmission packets into the low-voltage power network (NSN).

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14,

characterized

by a compression unit (KE) which is connected upstream of the protocol unit (PE), having

a separation unit (ASE) for separation of payload information contained in a binary frame (BR),

a linearization and compression unit (LKE) for compression of the separated payload information, and

a frame forming unit for combination of the compressed payload information with the uncompressed information in the binary frame (BR) to form a compressed binary frame (KBR).

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15,

characterized

in that the compression unit (KE) is designed in accordance with the compression method G.729 which has been standardized by the ITU-T.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15 or 16,

characterized

in that the linearization and compression unit (LKE) has two channel-specific compression units (KE-B1, KE-B2).

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17,

characterized

in that a linearization unit (LE) for conversion of the payload information, which is coded in accordance with a nonlinear A-characteristic and has 8-bit resolution, to a linear signal which has 16-bit resolution is connected upstream of each of the channel-specific compression units (KE-B1, KE-B2).

19. The apparatus as claimed in one of claims 14 to 18,

characterized

in that a master-slave communication relationship is set up for data transmission via the low-voltage power network (NSN).

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 19,

characterized

in that a counter device (ZE), which is associated with an in-house area (IHB) of the low-voltage power network (NSN), is in the form of a master device (M).

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 19 or 20,

characterized

in that communication devices which are each connected via a connecting device (AE) to the in-house area (IHB) of the low-voltage power network (NSN) are in the form of slave devices (S1-S8).

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 21,

characterized

in that a maximum of eight slave devices (S1-S8) can be connected to the low-voltage power network (NSN).