Power line communication system and method of operating the same
First Claim
1. A method of operating a power line communication system (PLCS) for communicating over an electrical power distribution network (EPDN) having a plurality of medium power lines, and wherein the PLCS includes a plurality of power line network elements, with each network element having a first port coupled to one of the plurality of medium voltage power lines of the EPDN at a different location and a second port in communication with one or more user devices disposed at one or more customer premises, the method comprising:
- receiving network element information relating to the plurality of the power line network elements transmitted, at least in part, via one or more medium voltage power lines of the EPDN;
storing said network element information in a memory; and
wherein said network element information comprises a network element address.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for operating a power line communications system that is comprised of a plurality of network elements, which may take the form of repeaters, bypass devices, backhaul devices, wireless backhaul devices, enhanced bypass device, communication interface devices and others. In one embodiment, two groups of network elements in the same electrical distribution system are isolated except selected communication link.
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1. A method of operating a power line communication system (PLCS) for communicating over an electrical power distribution network (EPDN) having a plurality of medium power lines, and wherein the PLCS includes a plurality of power line network elements, with each network element having a first port coupled to one of the plurality of medium voltage power lines of the EPDN at a different location and a second port in communication with one or more user devices disposed at one or more customer premises, the method comprising:
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receiving network element information relating to the plurality of the power line network elements transmitted, at least in part, via one or more medium voltage power lines of the EPDN; storing said network element information in a memory; and wherein said network element information comprises a network element address. - 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, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for operating a power line communication system (PLCS) for communicating over an electrical power distribution network (EPDN) having a plurality of medium voltage power lines, and wherein the PLCS includes a plurality of power line network elements, with each network element having a first port coupled to one of the plurality of medium voltage power lines of the EPDN at a different location and a second port in communication with one or more user devices disposed at one or more customer premises, the program comprising:
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a first code segment to transmit a request for data to a network element, at least in part, via a medium voltage power line of the EPDN; a second code segment to receive and store a response to said request for data, wherein the response is communicated, at least in part, via a medium voltage power line of the EPDN; a third code segment to transmit a command to a network element, at least in part, via a medium voltage power line of the EPDN; and a fourth code segment to store information identifying the network element, an address of the network element, and the physical location of the network element. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A method of operating a power line communication system (PLCS) for communicating over an electrical power distribution network (EPDN) having a plurality medium voltage power lines, and wherein the PLCS includes a plurality of power line network elements, with each network element having a first port coupled to one of the plurality of medium voltage power lines of the EPDN at a different location and a second port in communication with one or more user devices disposed at one or more customer premises, the method comprising:
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storing said network element information in a memory wherein said network element information comprises an address and information identifying the network element; transmitting a request for data to a network element, at least in part, via a medium voltage power line of the EPDN; receiving a response from said request that is transmitted, at least in part, over a medium voltage power line of the EPDN; storing at least a portion of said response; and transmitting a command to a network element, at least in part, via a medium voltage power line of the EPDN. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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