Method for establishing power line communication link
First Claim
1. A method of using a computer communication device to establish a communication link in a power line communication network of a multi-unit building having a plurality of communication nodes coupled to low voltage (LV) power lines, comprising:
- using the computer communication device to perform at least the steps of;
determining the quality of a communication link associated with one of the plurality of communication nodes;
wherein the communication link includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment established via the cross-coupling of data signals between two low voltage power lines;
selecting one of the plurality of communication nodes based, at least in part, on said determining the quality of the communication link associated with the one communication node;
establishing communications through the selected one communication node; and
wherein the communication link associated with the selected one communication node includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment established via the cross-coupling of data signals between two low voltage power lines.
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Abstract
A method for providing power line communications in a multi-unit building is provided. One embodiment includes determining the quality of a communication link associated with each of a plurality of communication nodes, selecting one of the plurality of communication nodes based, at least in part, on the quality of the communication links associated with the communication nodes; and establishing communications with an external network through the selected one communication node. In addition, in some embodiments at least one of the communication links associated with the plurality of communication nodes includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment.
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1. A method of using a computer communication device to establish a communication link in a power line communication network of a multi-unit building having a plurality of communication nodes coupled to low voltage (LV) power lines, comprising:
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using the computer communication device to perform at least the steps of; determining the quality of a communication link associated with one of the plurality of communication nodes; wherein the communication link includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment established via the cross-coupling of data signals between two low voltage power lines; selecting one of the plurality of communication nodes based, at least in part, on said determining the quality of the communication link associated with the one communication node; establishing communications through the selected one communication node; and wherein the communication link associated with the selected one communication node includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment established via the cross-coupling of data signals between two low voltage power lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of using a power line communication device to establish a communication link in a power line communication network having a plurality of communication nodes coupled to low voltage power lines, comprising:
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using the power line communication device to perform at least the steps of; transmitting a first message along a power line to the plurality of communication nodes; wherein the first message is transmitted to at least one of the plurality of communication nodes via a communication path that includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment established via the cross-coupling of data signals between two low voltage power lines; receiving responses to the first message from multiple communication nodes including the at least one communication node; evaluating responses to the first message; selecting one node of the multiple nodes based on said evaluating; establishing the communication link with the selected one node; and wherein the communication link established with the selected node includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment established via the cross-coupling of data signals between two low voltage power lines. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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