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Circuit panel network and methods thereof

  • US 10,804,965 B2
  • Filed: 05/05/2017
  • Issued: 10/13/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

    receiving wirelessly a first transmission of data from a network interface device communicatively coupled to at least one of a set of breakers of a circuit panel, wherein the set of breakers are coupled to a plurality of electrical circuits, wherein the at least one of the set of breakers includes at least one circuit breaker device configured for power line communication, wherein the network interface device is communicatively coupled to a transceiver that is coupled to a dielectric waveguide, wherein the dielectric waveguide is wholly constructed of a dielectric material and receives electromagnetic waves from a utility power line, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey the data, wherein the transceiver receives the electromagnetic waves propagating on a surface of the dielectric waveguide and converts the electromagnetic waves to an electric signal that conveys the data, wherein the network interface device receives the electric signal and wirelessly transmits the first transmission of the data according to the electrical signal, and wherein the receiving the first transmission of the data comprises receiving the first transmission wirelessly from a near field transducer located at the network interface device;

    determining that the data is to be directed towards the at least one circuit breaker device or at least one of the plurality of electrical circuits associated with the at least one circuit breaker device based on mapping a header address of the data to a recipient device connected to the at least one of the plurality of electrical circuits, wherein the determining that the data is to be directed towards the at least one circuit breaker device or the at least one of the plurality of electrical circuits is based on mapping the header address of the data to a media access control address associated with the recipient device connected to the at least one of the plurality of electrical circuits; and

    initiating, based upon the determining, a second transmission of the data as a power line communication transmission via the at least one circuit breaker device that is associated with the at least one of the plurality of electrical circuits.

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