System and method for a power line modem
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1. A method of operating an electronic system, the method comprising:
- detecting an incoming data transmission on a conductive power line;
configured to provide power to the electronic system; and
modifying a switching behavior of a switched-mode power supply coupled to the conductive power line upon detecting the incoming data transmission, wherein the modifying reduces a level of interference produced by the switched-mode power supply.
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating an electronic system includes detecting an incoming transmission on a power line, and modifying a switching behavior of a switched-mode power supply coupled to the power line upon detecting the incoming transmission. Modifying reduces the level of interference produced by the switched-mode power supply.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic system, the method comprising:
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detecting an incoming data transmission on a conductive power line;
configured to provide power to the electronic system; andmodifying a switching behavior of a switched-mode power supply coupled to the conductive power line upon detecting the incoming data transmission, wherein the modifying reduces a level of interference produced by the switched-mode power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising a transmission detector configured to be coupled to a conductive power line, configured to provide power to an electronic system, wherein
the transmission detector is configured to detect a received data transmission on the power line; -
the transmission detector comprises a first output configured to be coupled to a switched-mode power supply; and the first output is configured to signal the switched-mode power supply to modify switching to reduce levels of interference of the power supply. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a transmission detector configured to be coupled to a conductive power line configured to provide power to the system, wherein the detector is configured to detect a received data transmission on the conductive power line and indicate via a first output signal that a data transmission is being received; and a switched-mode power supply coupled to the first output signal and configured to be coupled to the conductive power line, wherein the switched-mode power supply modifies its switching behavior when the first signal indicates a data transmission is being received, wherein the switched-mode power supply modifies it switching behavior such that more channel resources are available for the data transmission being received. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating an electronic system, the method comprising:
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detecting a start of an incoming data transmission on a conductive power line using a first receiver, wherein the conductive power line is configured to provide power to the electronic system; determining modulation densities associated with one or more carriers on which data is being received; and setting a switching behavior of a switched-mode power supply coupled to the first receiver based on the determining. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system comprising:
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a receiver configured to be coupled to a conductive power line, receive an incoming data transmission on the conductive power line, and determine a reception frequency of the received data transmission;
wherein the conductive power line is configured to provide power to the system; anda switched-mode power supply control module coupled to the receiver, wherein the switched-mode power supply control module is configured to modify a switching behavior of a switched mode power supply based on the determined reception frequency. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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