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System and Method for Repeater in a Power Line Network

  • US 20090135848A1
  • Filed: 11/26/2007
  • Published: 05/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for power line communication network, the method comprising:

  • providing a virtual local area network (VLAN), the VLAN including at least a repeater, a client, and a gateway, the VLAN being associated with a network encryption key, the repeater being associated with a first identification, the client being associated with a second identification, the gateway being associated with a third identification, the first identification and the third identification being a service identification type, the second identification being a client identification type;

    providing a power line network, the power line network being configured to transmit data through OFDM signaling;

    sending a first data packet in first format from the client through the power line network;

    receiving the first data packet by the repeater through the power line network at through a first network interface;

    converting the first data packet from the first format to a second format by a power line module of the repeater;

    processing the first data packet by a network processor of the repeater;

    determining at least routing information based at least on the second identification by the network processor;

    updating the first data packet by the network processor;

    converting the processed first data packet from the second format to the first format;

    sending the processed first data packet to the power line network through the first network interface; and

    receiving the processed first data packet by the gateway.

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