Fixed network master
First Claim
1. A method of communication from a first power line communication (PLC) device to a second PLC device over a PLC network, comprising:
- at the first PLC device, in response to detection of a user instruction to start streaming content to the second PLC device, determining if a communication synchronization beacon signal has been received from a PLC master device within a first established period of time, where the first PLC device and the PLC master device comprise at least one of an audio streaming device and a video streaming device associated with the PLC network;
if not, the first PLC device determining that a communication session being carried out over the PLC network has ended;
broadcasting, in response to determining that the communication session being carried out over the PLC network has ended, a master search message that requests services of the PLC master device, where the master search message is formatted in a same manner as the communication synchronization beacon signal; and
if an acknowledgement is received from the PLC master device within a second established period of time, obtaining communication parameters from the PLC master device to permit a streaming PLC network communication over the PLC network, and streaming the content from the first PLC device to the second PLC device using the obtained communication parameters.
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Abstract
An exemplary method of operation of network devices with one device operating as a master device on a communication network involves the master device broadcasting a beacon during a communication session being carried out over the network; the master device determining that the communication session being carried out over the network has ended; the master device ceasing broadcast of the beacon; the master device entering a sleeping or power saving mode; at a client device on the network, transmitting a master search message requesting services of a master device while the master device is in the sleeping or power saving mode; the master device responding to the master search message; and the master device resuming broadcasting beacon signals. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from or contain a subset of the features described in this abstract.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of communication from a first power line communication (PLC) device to a second PLC device over a PLC network, comprising:
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at the first PLC device, in response to detection of a user instruction to start streaming content to the second PLC device, determining if a communication synchronization beacon signal has been received from a PLC master device within a first established period of time, where the first PLC device and the PLC master device comprise at least one of an audio streaming device and a video streaming device associated with the PLC network; if not, the first PLC device determining that a communication session being carried out over the PLC network has ended; broadcasting, in response to determining that the communication session being carried out over the PLC network has ended, a master search message that requests services of the PLC master device, where the master search message is formatted in a same manner as the communication synchronization beacon signal; and if an acknowledgement is received from the PLC master device within a second established period of time, obtaining communication parameters from the PLC master device to permit a streaming PLC network communication over the PLC network, and streaming the content from the first PLC device to the second PLC device using the obtained communication parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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determining, at a first power line communication (PLC) device in response to detection of a user instruction to stream content from the first PLC device to a second PLC device, whether a PLC master device on a PLC network has entered a power-down mode; in response to determining that the PLC master device has entered a power-down mode; assuming a role of the master PLC device on the PLC network; sending communication synchronization beacon signaling to the second PLC device over the PLC network; and streaming the content to the second PLC device concurrently with the communication synchronization beacon signaling. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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