Method and apparatus for processing outbound data within a powerline based communication system
First Claim
1. A powerline based communication system comprises:
- powerline termination module operably coupled to manage data for at least a portion of the powerline based communication system, wherein the at least a portion of the powerline based communication system includes a plurality of local area networks;
a plurality of powerline gateways that is arranged in sets of powerline gateways, wherein each set of powerline gateways constitutes a corresponding one of the plurality of local area networks; and
a plurality of powerline nodes operably coupled to the powerline termination module via a high-speed communication path and operably coupled to the plurality of powerline gateways via powerlines, wherein a first powerline node of the plurality of powerline nodes is operably coupled, via powerlines of a first local transformer, to a first set of the powerline gateways constituting a first corresponding local area network of the plurality of local area networks, wherein the first powerline node receives first local area network data of the data from the first set of powerline gateways via the powerlines of the first local transformer and provides the first local area network data to the powerline termination module via the high-speed communication path; and
wherein said first power line node includes a local routine module configured to route data of the first set of power line gateways.
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Abstract
A powerline based communication system includes a powerline termination module, a plurality of powerline gateways, and a plurality of powerline nodes. The powerline termination module manages data for local area networks within the powerline based communication system. The plurality of powerline gateways is arranged in sets of powerline gateways, wherein each set of powerline gateways constitutes a local area network. Each of the plurality of powerline nodes is operably coupled to the powerline termination module via a high-speed communication path. In addition, each powerline node is operably coupled to set of powerline gateways, i.e., to a local area network, via powerlines of a local transformer. Each of the powerline nodes receives data from the powerline gateways of its LAN via the powerlines of the local transformer and provides the data to the powerline termination module via the high-speed communication path.
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47 Claims
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1. A powerline based communication system comprises:
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powerline termination module operably coupled to manage data for at least a portion of the powerline based communication system, wherein the at least a portion of the powerline based communication system includes a plurality of local area networks; a plurality of powerline gateways that is arranged in sets of powerline gateways, wherein each set of powerline gateways constitutes a corresponding one of the plurality of local area networks; and a plurality of powerline nodes operably coupled to the powerline termination module via a high-speed communication path and operably coupled to the plurality of powerline gateways via powerlines, wherein a first powerline node of the plurality of powerline nodes is operably coupled, via powerlines of a first local transformer, to a first set of the powerline gateways constituting a first corresponding local area network of the plurality of local area networks, wherein the first powerline node receives first local area network data of the data from the first set of powerline gateways via the powerlines of the first local transformer and provides the first local area network data to the powerline termination module via the high-speed communication path; and wherein said first power line node includes a local routine module configured to route data of the first set of power line gateways. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A powerline based local area communication network system comprises:
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a plurality of powerline gateways that is arranged as a local area network; and a powerline node operably coupled to the plurality of powerline gateways via powerlines of a local transformer, wherein the powerline node receives local area network data from the plurality of powerline gateways via the powerlines of the local transformer and provides the local area network data to a non-powerline high-speed communication path; and wherein said power line node comprises a local routing module configured to route data to the power line gateways. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing broadband communication over powerlines, the method comprises:
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receiving outbound modulated data via AC coupling to powerlines of a local transformer, wherein the outbound modulated data is associated with at least one user of a plurality of users in a local area network, wherein the plurality of users is operably coupled together via the powerlines of the local transformer; demodulating the received outbound modulated data based on a demodulation protocol to produce demodulated data; processing the demodulated data based on a desired communication convention to produce retrieved data; providing the retrieved data to a communication path; receiving inbound data; identifying local data of the inbound data that addresses a local user of a plurality of users; and routing the identified local data to the local user via the powerlines of the local transformer. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for providing broadband communication over a powerline, the apparatus comprises:
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processing module; and memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory further comprises operational instructions that cause the processing module to; receive outbound modulated data via AC coupling to powerlines of a local transformer, wherein the outbound modulated data is associated with at least one user of a plurality of users in a local area network, wherein the plurality of users is operably coupled together via the powerlines of the local transformer; demodulate the received outbound modulated data based on a demodulation protocol to produce demodulated data; process the demodulated data based on a desired communication convention to produce retrieved data; provide the retrieved data to a communication path; receive inbound data; identify local data of the inbound data that addresses a local user of a plurality of users; and route the identified local data to the local user via the powerlines of the local transformer. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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