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US 2018/0294842 A1Published application
Scaled power line based network
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsYanjun Sun, Minghua Fu, Xiaolin Lu
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AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsYanjun Sun, Minghua Fu, Xiaolin Lu
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In accordance with disclosed embodiments, a first power line communication (PLC) device connected to a PLC network includes channel control logic that assigns a first channel of the PLC network for transmission on a power line of PLC data packets between the first PLC device and a second PLC device connected to the PLC network and assigns a second channel of the PLC network for transmission on the power line of PLC data packets between the first PLC device and the third PLC device connected to the PLC network. The PLC device includes a transceiver that receives and transmits PLC data packets on the PLC network and which operates as a bridge device that communicates on both the first and second channels to pass PLC data packets between the second PLC device and the third PLC device.
A power line communication (PLC) device comprising:
A method for operating a power line communication (PLC) device in a PLC network, the method comprising:
A method for using a power line communication (PLC) device to communicate in a PLC network that includes a power line of an electrical power distribution system, the method comprising:
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