Power line communication system and method of operating the same

A method of providing communications via at least two power lines that are communicatively coupled to each other at a coupling location, the system comprising:

• communicatively coupling a first communications device to the first power line at a first location, wherein the first location is a first distance from the coupling location, and wherein the first communications device transmits data over a power line a first communications distance;
• communicatively coupling a second communications device to the second power line at a second location, wherein the second location is a second distance from the coupling location;
• wherein the sum of the first distance and the second distance is greater than the first communications distance;
• and
• wherein the first distance is less than the first communications distance.

A method of providing communications via a plurality of two voltage power lines that are communicatively coupled to each other at a coupling location, the system comprising:

• communicatively coupling a communications device to each of the plurality of power lines at a device location;
• wherein each communications device transmits data over a power line a communications distance;
• wherein the device location is a distance from the coupling location;
• wherein the sum of the distance between the coupling location and the device location of any communications device and the distance between the coupling location and the device location of any other communications device is greater than the communications distance of either of the communications devices;
• and
• wherein the distance between the device location of either of the communications device is less than the communications distance of either of the communications devices.