Multi-Wideband Communications over Multiple Mediums within a Network
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1. A multi-network interface device, comprising:
- communications interfaces coupled to respective communication mediums, the communications interfaces including at least a power line communications interface coupled to a power line communication medium and a non-power line communications interface coupled to a non-power line communication medium; and
a network processor for receiving a communications signal via a first one of the communications interfaces and selecting a second one of the communications interfaces for transmission of the communications signal based on a respective quality of service metric associated with each of the communication mediums.
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Abstract
A multi-network interface device comprises a powerline communications interface and at least one other non-power line communications interface configured to communicate over a network. The network may comprise mediums including powerlines, telephone lines, and/or coaxial cables. The multi-network interface device may receive a communications signal via a first medium and transmit the message via a second medium based on a quality of service (QoS) metric.
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20 Claims
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1. A multi-network interface device, comprising:
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communications interfaces coupled to respective communication mediums, the communications interfaces including at least a power line communications interface coupled to a power line communication medium and a non-power line communications interface coupled to a non-power line communication medium; and a network processor for receiving a communications signal via a first one of the communications interfaces and selecting a second one of the communications interfaces for transmission of the communications signal based on a respective quality of service metric associated with each of the communication mediums. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network apparatus comprising:
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a multi-network interface device including communications interfaces coupled to respective communication mediums, the communications interfaces including at least a power line communications interface coupled to a power line communication medium and a non-power line communications interface coupled to a non-power line communication medium; a host subsystem including circuitry for operating the network apparatus; and a host interface coupling the multi-network interface device and the host subsystem; wherein the multi-network interface device is further configured to receive a communications signal via a first one of the communications interfaces and select a second one of the communications interfaces for transmission of the communications signal based on a respective quality of service metric associated with each of the communication mediums. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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