System, device and method for communicating over power lines
First Claim
1. A system for communicating over power lines comprising:
- a first device configured to communicate via broadband communications having a bandwidth greater than one megahertz;
a second device having a first port and a second port;
wherein said second port configured to communicate with said first device via broadband communications;
wherein said first port is configured to communicate over one or more power lines with one or more remote devices via at least one of a plurality of selectable frequency bands; and
wherein each of the plurality of frequency bands has a bandwidth that is less than five hundred kilohertz.
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Abstract
A system, method and device for communicating over a power line are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a first device configured to communicate via broadband communications having a bandwidth greater than one megahertz, and a second device having a first port and a second port. The second port may be configured to communicate with the first device via broadband communications and the first port configured to communicate over one or more power lines with one or more remote devices via one or more of a plurality of frequency bands, and wherein each of the plurality of frequency bands has a bandwidth that is less than five hundred kilohertz. The second device may select one of the plurality of frequency bands and one of a plurality of modulations schemes based on channel conditions and/or operational parameters. The second device may be configured to transmit and receive data in a multitude of the plurality of frequency band concurrently.
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41 Claims
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1. A system for communicating over power lines comprising:
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a first device configured to communicate via broadband communications having a bandwidth greater than one megahertz; a second device having a first port and a second port; wherein said second port configured to communicate with said first device via broadband communications; wherein said first port is configured to communicate over one or more power lines with one or more remote devices via at least one of a plurality of selectable frequency bands; and wherein each of the plurality of frequency bands has a bandwidth that is less than five hundred kilohertz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for communicating over power lines comprising:
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a plurality of devices having a first port and a second port; wherein said second port is configured to communicate with an upstream device line via broadband communications occupying a bandwidth that is greater than one megahertz; wherein said first port is configured to communicate over one or more power lines with one or more remote devices via a plurality of frequency bands; wherein each of the plurality of frequency bands has a bandwidth that is less than five hundred kilohertz; and wherein each of the plurality of devices is configured to communicate utility data with the one or more remote devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of communicating over power lines, comprising:
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receiving data via the broadband communications; selecting a first frequency band from a plurality of frequency bands; wherein each of the plurality of frequency bands has bandwidth that is less than five hundred kilohertz; selecting a modulation scheme from a plurality of modulation schemes; and transmitting the data over a power line using the selected modulation scheme in the selected frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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