Power line communication system and method of operating the same
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1. A power line communication (PLC) system for use with an electrical distribution network having one or more power line conductors, comprising:
- a backhaul device;
a first repeater in communication with said backhaul device via one or more power line conductors;
a second repeater;
a first PLC device in communication with said second repeater via one or more power line conductors, andwherein said first repeater is communicatively coupled to said second repeater via a communication link that forms part of a data path between said backhaul device and said first PLC device.
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Abstract
A system for operating a power line communication system is provided. One embodiment is comprised of a plurality of network elements, which may take the form of repeaters, bypass devices, backhaul devices, wireless backhaul devices, enhanced bypass devices, communication interface devices and others. In one embodiment, two groups of network elements in the same electrical distribution system are isolated except for a selected communication link.
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1. A power line communication (PLC) system for use with an electrical distribution network having one or more power line conductors, comprising:
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a backhaul device; a first repeater in communication with said backhaul device via one or more power line conductors; a second repeater; a first PLC device in communication with said second repeater via one or more power line conductors, and wherein said first repeater is communicatively coupled to said second repeater via a communication link that forms part of a data path between said backhaul device and said first PLC device. - 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)
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27. A system for providing communications over power lines, comprising:
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a backhaul device; a first repeater; a second repeater; a PLC device; a first communication link communicatively coupling said backhaul device and said first repeater and comprised of a first power line data path; a second communication link communicatively coupling said first repeater and said second repeater; and a third communication link communicatively coupling said second repeater and said PLC device comprised of a second power line data path. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for providing communications over power lines, comprising:
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a first group comprising a plurality of PLC devices; a first repeater communicatively coupled to at least one of said plurality of PLC devices of said first group; a second PLC device; a second repeater communicatively coupled to said second PLC device; wherein said second repeater is in communication with said first repeater via a communication link; and wherein said first group is communicatively isolated from said second PLC device. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A system for providing communications over power lines, comprising:
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a first group comprising a first plurality of PLC devices; a first repeater communicatively coupled to at least one of said PLC devices of said first group; a second group comprising a second plurality of PLC devices; a second repeater communicatively coupled to at least on one of said PLC devices of said second group; wherein said second repeater is in communication with said first repeater via a communication link; and wherein data signals transmitted from said second group are not intelligible by said PLC devices of said first group. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A power line communication system employing one or more power line conductors, comprising:
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a backhaul device comprising a backhaul wireless transceiver and a first modem, wherein said first modem is in communication with said backhaul wireless transceiver and communicatively coupled at least one of the power line conductors; a plurality of power line communication (PLC) devices, each comprising a PLC transceiver and a first PLC modem, wherein said first PLC modem is in communication with said PLC transceiver and communicatively coupled to one of the power line conductors, and wherein said PLC modem is in communication with said first modem of said backhaul device via the one or more power line conductors. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method of providing power line communications over a power line, comprising:
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at a first PLC device; receiving first data transmitted from a first user device; transmitting said first data over the power line; at a backhaul device; receiving said first data from the power line; and wirelessly transmitting said first data. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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