Method for transmitting a signal via a power line network, transmitter, receiver, power line communication modem and power line communication system

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• The method of claim 9, wherein said selecting the MIMO coding schemes is based on the determined channel characteristics of the respective MIMO transmitting path and a bandwidth requirement of an application executed by a transmitter MIMO Power Line Communication (PLC) device.

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• The method of claim 9, wherein said selecting the MIMO coding schemes includes selecting a different MIMO coding scheme for different portions of a line cycle.

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• The method of claim 9, wherein said selecting the MIMO coding schemes includes selecting alternating different MIMO coding schemes.

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• The method of claim 9, further comprising sequentially testing different MIMO coding schemes for each MIMO transmitting path during an initial phase, before regular operation and said selecting.

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• The transmitter of claim 14, wherein the selecting the MIMO coding schemes is based on the determined channel characteristics of the respective MIMO transmitting path and a bandwidth requirement of an application executed by the transmitter.

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• The transmitter of claim 14, wherein the selecting the MIMO coding schemes includes selecting a different MIMO coding scheme for different portions of a line cycle.

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• The transmitter of claim 14, wherein the selecting the MIMO coding schemes includes selecting alternating different MIMO coding schemes.

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• The transmitter of claim 14, wherein the circuitry is configured to sequentially test different MIMO coding schemes for each MIMO transmitting path during an initial phase, before regular operation and said selecting.

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• The transmitter of claim 14, wherein the transmitter is a Power Line Communication (PLC) MIMO modem.

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• The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein said selecting the MIMO coding schemes is based on the determined channel characteristics of the respective MIMO transmitting path and a bandwidth requirement of an application executed by a transmitter MIMO Power Line Communication (PLC) device.

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• The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein said selecting the MIMO coding schemes includes selecting a different MIMO coding scheme for different portions of a line cycle.

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• The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein said selecting the MIMO coding schemes includes selecting alternating different MIMO coding schemes.

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• The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, further comprising sequentially testing different MIMO coding schemes for each MIMO transmitting path during an initial phase, before regular operation and said selecting.