Network module
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1. A network module, comprising:
- one or more computing devices; and
a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to;
determine whether the network module has been selected from a plurality of network modules of a home network to operate as a master module for the home network, each of the plurality of network modules being configured to operate as the master module when selected as the master module;
when the network module has been selected from the plurality of network modules to operate as the master module;
assign identifiers to the plurality of network modules for communicating over the home network;
receive a first signal from another network module of the plurality of network modules;
determine a received power level of the first signal;
determine a first adjustment to a first transmission power of the another network module of the plurality of network modules based at least in part on the received power level of the first signal such that transmissions of the another network module of the plurality of network modules arrive at the network module having a predefined power level, wherein the first adjustment is indicative of an attenuation of the first transmission power of the another network module; and
transmit a second signal to the another network module of the plurality of network modules, the second signal being indicative of the first adjustment to the first transmission power of the another network module.
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Abstract
A home network, in one embodiment including a home wiring system; a demarcation point unit in electrical communication with the home wiring system; and a home network module in electrical communication with the home wiring system. The home network module is adapted for connection to a home electronic device. The demarcation point unit passes data to and receives data from the home electronic device through the home network module.
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1. A network module, comprising:
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one or more computing devices; and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to; determine whether the network module has been selected from a plurality of network modules of a home network to operate as a master module for the home network, each of the plurality of network modules being configured to operate as the master module when selected as the master module; when the network module has been selected from the plurality of network modules to operate as the master module; assign identifiers to the plurality of network modules for communicating over the home network; receive a first signal from another network module of the plurality of network modules; determine a received power level of the first signal; determine a first adjustment to a first transmission power of the another network module of the plurality of network modules based at least in part on the received power level of the first signal such that transmissions of the another network module of the plurality of network modules arrive at the network module having a predefined power level, wherein the first adjustment is indicative of an attenuation of the first transmission power of the another network module; and transmit a second signal to the another network module of the plurality of network modules, the second signal being indicative of the first adjustment to the first transmission power of the another network module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a network module, the method comprising:
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participating, by the network module, in a selection of a master module for a local area network from a plurality of network modules of the local area network, each of the plurality of network modules being configured to operate as the master module for the local area network when selected as the master module and the plurality of network modules being communicatively coupled to a coaxial transmission network; when the network module has been selected from the plurality of network modules to operate as the master module for the local area network; assigning identifiers to the plurality of network modules for communicating over first network media of the local area network; synchronizing the plurality of network modules; allocating bandwidth to the plurality of network modules; managing transmissions over the coaxial transmission network; receiving a first signal from another network module of the plurality of network modules; determining a received power level of the first signal; and transmitting a second signal to the another network module of the plurality of network modules, the second signal being indicative of a first adjustment to a first transmission power of the another network module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising instructions stored in at least one tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to determine whether a network module has been selected from a plurality of network modules of a home network to operate as a master module for the home network, each of the plurality of network modules being configured to operate as the master module when selected as the master module; when the network module has been selected from the plurality of network modules to operate as the master module; instructions to assign identifiers to the plurality of network modules for communicating over the home network; instructions to receive a first signal from another network module of the plurality of network modules; instructions to determine a received power level of the first signal; instructions to determine an attenuation between the network module and the another network module of the plurality of network modules based at least in part on the received power level of the first signal; instructions to determine a first adjustment to a first transmission power of the another network module such that transmissions of the another network module arrive at the network module having a predefined power level, wherein the first adjustment is indicative of the determined attenuation; and instructions to transmit a second signal to the another network module of the plurality of network modules, the second signal being indicative of the first adjustment to the first transmission power of the another network module. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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