Power line communication method and apparatus
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1. A power line communication method, comprising:
- determining whether a destination communication apparatus to receive a data packet can directly communicate without using a repeater;
transmitting the data packet to the destination communication apparatus when it is determined that the destination communication apparatus can directly communicate without using the repeater; and
transmitting the data packet to the repeater when it is determined that the destination communication apparatus cannot directly communicate without using the repeater.
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Abstract
A power line communication (PLC) method includes determining whether a destination communication apparatus to receive a data packet can directly communicate without using a repeater, transmitting the data packet to the destination communication apparatus when the destination communication apparatus can directly communicate without using the repeater, and transmitting the data packet to the repeater when the destination communication apparatus cannot directly communicate without using the repeater, and a power line communication (PLC) apparatus to perform the method.
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1. A power line communication method, comprising:
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determining whether a destination communication apparatus to receive a data packet can directly communicate without using a repeater;
transmitting the data packet to the destination communication apparatus when it is determined that the destination communication apparatus can directly communicate without using the repeater; and
transmitting the data packet to the repeater when it is determined that the destination communication apparatus cannot directly communicate without using the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A power line communication apparatus, comprising:
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a repeater usage determining unit to determine whether a destination communication apparatus to receive a data packet can directly communicate without using a repeater; and
a packet transmitting unit to transmit the data packet to the destination communication apparatus when the repeater usage determining unit determines that the destination communication apparatus can directly communicate without using the repeater, and to transmit the data packet to the repeater when the repeater usage determining unit determines that the destination communication apparatus cannot directly communicate without using the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program to implement a power line communication method, the power line communication method comprising:
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determining whether a destination communication apparatus to receive a data packet can directly communicate without using a repeater;
when the destination communication apparatus can directly communicate without using the repeater, transmitting the data packet to the destination communication apparatus; and
when the destination communication apparatus cannot directly communicate without using the repeater, transmitting the data packet to the repeater.
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29. A power line communication apparatus to transmit a data package to a destination station, the power line communication apparatus comprising:
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a determining unit to automatically determine whether the destination station can directly communicate with the power line communication apparatus; and
a transmitting unit to selectively transmit the data packet directly or indirectly to the destination station based on the determination of the determining unit. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A power line communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of power line communication stations; and
a repeating unit to selectively repeat transmissions between stations of the plurality of power line communication stations having link qualities that do not satisfy a predetermined threshold condition or stations that cannot directly communicate with each other. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A power line communication method of a power line communication system including a plurality of power line communication stations and a repeating unit, the method comprising:
selectively repeating transmissions between stations of the plurality of power line communication stations having link qualities that do not satisfy a predetermined threshold condition or stations that cannot directly communicate with each other using the repeater.
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43. A power line communication method, comprising:
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determining whether directly communicating data packets to a destination communication apparatus should be performed based on information determined with respect to the destination communication apparatus; and
transmitting the data packets to either the destination communication apparatus or to a repeater based on the determined information. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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