Hybrid power line wireless communication network
First Claim
1. A power line wireless communication system, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate user data with one or more user devices;
a power line communication device coupled to the wireless transceiver and a power line;
an access controller remote from said wireless transceiver and configured to control at least one communication parameter of said wireless transceiver; and
wherein the user data traverses a communication path that includes the power line, said power line communication device, said wireless transceiver, and a wireless link.
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Abstract
A hybrid power line wireless communication system may include an access controller and plurality of communication nodes that each may include a wireless access point coupled to a power line communication device. The wireless access points may provide wireless broadband communications to one or more user devices while the power line communication devices may provide low voltage power line broadband communications. The access controller remotely manages the wireless access points by sending control messages to the communication nodes. Control messages may traverse a power line, a non-power line medium, and/or a wireless medium. Control messages may include information relating to encryption parameters, transmission power levels, communication channels, access control, and other such parameters.
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59 Claims
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1. A power line wireless communication system, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate user data with one or more user devices;
a power line communication device coupled to the wireless transceiver and a power line;
an access controller remote from said wireless transceiver and configured to control at least one communication parameter of said wireless transceiver; and
wherein the user data traverses a communication path that includes the power line, said power line communication device, said wireless transceiver, and a wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of operating a power line wireless communication system, comprising:
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receiving a control message at a wireless access point, wherein said control message traverses a power line;
establishing a wireless communication link between the wireless access point and a user device, said wireless communication link having at least one communication parameter according to information in the control message; and
receiving user data from the user device via said wireless communication link; and
transmitting the user data over the power line. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A power line wireless communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of communication nodes, each node comprising a wireless transceiver and a controller communicatively coupled to said wireless transceiver; and
an access controller configured to transmit control messages that traverse at least one power line to remotely configure one or more communication parameters of said wireless transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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