Power line communications device and method
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1. A power line communications device for providing communications over a medium voltage power line for a plurality of network elements communicatively coupled to the medium voltage power line, comprising:
- a backhaul modem configured to communicate via a backhaul link;
a second modem in communication with said backhaul modem and configured to communicate via the medium voltage power line;
a user port modem in communication with said second modem and configured to provide communications to a plurality of user devices; and
wherein said backhaul modem, said second modem, and said user port modem are co-located.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device for providing communications over power lines that includes a backhaul modem, a power line modem, and a user port modem. The device may provide communications for one or more network elements via the power line modem and may provide communications for one or more user devices via the user port modem wirelessly or via low voltage power lines.
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1. A power line communications device for providing communications over a medium voltage power line for a plurality of network elements communicatively coupled to the medium voltage power line, comprising:
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a backhaul modem configured to communicate via a backhaul link; a second modem in communication with said backhaul modem and configured to communicate via the medium voltage power line; a user port modem in communication with said second modem and configured to provide communications to a plurality of user devices; and wherein said backhaul modem, said second modem, and said user port modem are co-located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 28)
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16. A power line communications device for providing communications over a medium voltage power line for a plurality of network elements communicatively coupled to the medium voltage power line, comprising
a first port configured to communicate with the network elements via the medium voltage power line; -
a second port configured to communicate with a user device; a third port configured to communicate with an upstream device via a non-power line backhaul link; and a controller in communication with said first port, said second port, and said third port; and wherein said first port, said second port, said third port, and said controller are co-located. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29)
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23. A method of using a device with co-located components to provide communications to one or more user devices, comprising:
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receiving first data from a medium voltage power line via a first port from one of a plurality of network elements connected to the medium voltage power line; transmitting the first data via a non-power line backhaul link; receiving second data via the non-power line backhaul link via a second port; transmitting the second data via the medium voltage power line; receiving third data via the non-power line backhaul link; transmitting the third data to a user device via a third port and wherein the first port, second port, and the third port are co-located. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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