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Communication apparatus, integrated circuit, and communication method

  • US 20070121676A1
  • Filed: 10/11/2006
  • Published: 05/31/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication apparatus for being capable of connecting to a power line connected to at least a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, the first communication apparatus being capable of performing a data transmission with said communication apparatus, and the second communication apparatus being incapable of performing the data transmission with said communication apparatus, said communication apparatus comprising:

  • a receiver for receiving a signal from the second communication apparatus;

    a carrier detector for detecting a predetermined data in the signal;

    a channel setting unit for setting at least one of time and frequency band used for the first communication apparatus when the carrier detector detects the predetermined data, the time or the frequency band used for the first communication apparatus being different from a time or a frequency band used for the second communication apparatus; and

    a transmitter for performing the data transmission with the first communication apparatus in at least one of the time and the frequency band used for the first communication apparatus.

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