Power line repeater system and method
First Claim
1. A method of providing power line communications, comprising:
- transmitting one or more requests for available gateway device;
receiving one or more responses in response to the one or more requests;
selecting an upstream gateway device from the responses;
storing information of the upstream gateway device in a memory;
storing address information;
receiving a first data in a packet via a medium voltage power line;
determining whether the first data is to be repeated on the medium voltage power line based on the address information; and
transmitting the first data on the medium voltage power line based on the determination.
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Abstract
A PLCS network element that provides communications to one or more user devices and may also repeat data for other network elements is provided. In one embodiment, the device includes software for discovering its upstream gateway, for acting as a gateway for other devices, and for relaying DHCP transmissions. In addition, the device includes software for receiving and processing commands from a remote computer system that may include commands enabling and disabling the repeater functionality. Finally, the device may also include software for receiving and processing configuration information that may include, for example, information of the other network devices for which it will repeat.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of providing power line communications, comprising:
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transmitting one or more requests for available gateway device; receiving one or more responses in response to the one or more requests; selecting an upstream gateway device from the responses; storing information of the upstream gateway device in a memory; storing address information; receiving a first data in a packet via a medium voltage power line; determining whether the first data is to be repeated on the medium voltage power line based on the address information; and transmitting the first data on the medium voltage power line based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power line communications device for providing communications to one or more user devices, comprising:
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a first modem configured to be communicatively coupled to a medium voltage power line; a second modem communicatively coupled to said first modem and configured to be communicatively coupled to the one or more of the user devices; a controller communicatively coupled to said first modem and said second modem; wherein said controller is configured to cause data received via said first modem having a first destination address to be transmitted by said second modem; wherein said controller is configured to cause data received via said first modem having a second destination address to be repeated over the medium voltage power line by said first modem; and wherein said controller is configured to; cause said first modem to transmit one or more requests for available gateways; select an upstream gateway from received responses to the requests; and store information of the selected upstream gateway in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of providing power line communications of a medium voltage power line, comprising:
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transmitting one or more requests for available gateway devices; receiving one or more responses in response to the one or more requests; selecting an upstream gateway device from the responses; storing information of the upstream gateway device in a memory; receiving a first data via the medium voltage power line; transmitting the first data over a low voltage power line; receiving a second data via the medium voltage power line; and transmitting the second data over the medium voltage power line. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A device for providing power line communications;
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a first modem configured to receive and transmit data via a medium voltage power line; a second modem configured to be communicatively coupled to one or more user devices; a controller communicatively coupled to said first modem and said second modem and configured to have a repeat enabled configuration and a repeat disabled configuration; wherein said controller causes said first modem to repeat select data onto the medium voltage power line in said repeat enabled configuration; and wherein said controller causes said first modem to not repeat data onto the medium voltage power line in said repeat disabled configuration; wherein said controller is configured to; cause said first modem to transmit one or more requests for available gateways; select an upstream gateway from received responses to the requests; and store information of the selected upstream gateway in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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