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Data communication over a power line

  • US 7,218,219 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2006
  • Issued: 05/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for communicating over a power line having a voltage greater than one thousand volts, the power line forming part of a power distribution system that supplies power to a plurality of customer premises via a plurality of external low voltage power lines, the system comprising:

  • a first device comprising;

    a coupler configured to couple data to and from the power line;

    a first modem configured to communicate data over the power line via said coupler; and

    a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to said first modem and configured to communicate with a plurality of remote transceivers disposed in one or more of the plurality of customer premises thereby bypassing the external low voltage power lines.

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