Method and apparatus for providing inductive coupling and decoupling of high-frequency, high-bandwidth data signals directly on and off of a high voltage power line

A method for communicating data over a power line, comprising:

• de-coupling a first data signal comprising first data from the power line by inductance;
• demodulating said first data signal;
• transmitting said first data through a fiber optic cable that is sufficient to isolate power line voltages if such voltages are conducted to the fiber optic cable;
• receiving second data from the fiber optic cable;
• modulating at least one carrier signal with the second data to provide a second data signal;
• and
• coupling said second data signal to the power line by inductance.

A method for communicating high-frequency data signals through power lines comprising:

• de-coupling first data signals representing first data from the power line by inductance;
• conditioning the first data signals to provide the first data;
• and
• coupling the first data to a first end of a fiber optic cable that is sufficient to isolate power line voltages if such voltages are conducted to the fiber optic cable.