POWER LINE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND DATA RELAY METHOD
First Claim
1. A power line communication apparatus for communicating data, comprising:
- a first communication unit for performing communication via a power line;
a second communication unit for performing communication via another communication line other than the power line;
a manipulation unit for setting a operation mode of the power line communication apparatus, wherein the operation mode is corresponding to a format of the data;
a relay unit for relaying the data on the basis of the operation mode.
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Abstract
The PLC 20 adaptor corresponding to a power line communication apparatus has four PLC bridges 30A to 30D, each of which is correspondingly connected to Ethernet communication connectors 26A to 26D, operation mode setting switches 27A to 27D, display units 28A to 28D. Each PLC bridge 30A to 30D includes a PLC modem unit 301, a bridge unit 302, an Ethernet IF unit 303, and a communication control unit 304. The communication control unit 304 obtains data type information on the basis of setting conditions of switches 27A to 27D corresponding to each communication port. Since the time slot required for the communication link corresponding to the communication port of the PLC network can be obtained on the basis of the data type information, the reservation request can be transmitted to the control terminal.
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16 Claims
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1. A power line communication apparatus for communicating data, comprising:
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a first communication unit for performing communication via a power line; a second communication unit for performing communication via another communication line other than the power line; a manipulation unit for setting a operation mode of the power line communication apparatus, wherein the operation mode is corresponding to a format of the data; a relay unit for relaying the data on the basis of the operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of relaying data in a power line communication apparatus for transmitting data using a power line as a communication line, the method comprising steps of:
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performing, with the power line communication apparatus, a first communication via the power line; performing a second communication via at least one of communication lines other than the power line; setting a operation mode of the power line communication apparatus, wherein the operation mode is corresponding to a format of the data. relaying the data on the basis of the operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A power line communication apparatus for communicating data, comprising:
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a first communication unit for performing communication via a power line; a second communication unit for performing communication via another communication line other than the power line; a setting unit for setting a operation mode of the power line communication apparatus, wherein the operation mode is corresponding to a format of the data; a relay unit for relaying the data on the basis of the operation mode.
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