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Title:
A POWER LINE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004054119
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A communication device for use with a power line forms a bypass device (100) that includes a LV coupler (410), a LV signal conditioner (420), a controller (300), a MV modem (280). A first MV signal conditioner (260), an isolator (240), a second MV signal conditioner (220), and a MV coupler (210). The controller (300) may provide routing functions to give priority to certain types of data, control access to the network, filter data packets, process software upgrades, and provision new subscriber devices. In addition, the controller (300) may monitor, process, and transmit traffic data, measured power data, errors, and other collected data.

Inventors:
COPE LEONARD D (US)
MOLLENKOPF JAMES DOUGLAS (US)
KLINE PAUL A (US)
WHITE MELVIN JOSEPH II (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/039330
Publication Date:
May 26, 2005
Filing Date:
December 10, 2003
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Assignee:
CURRENT TECH LLC (US)
COPE LEONARD D (US)
MOLLENKOPF JAMES DOUGLAS (US)
KLINE PAUL A (US)
WHITE MELVIN JOSEPH II (US)
International Classes:
G02B6/48; H04B3/54; H04B3/56; G02B6/42; (IPC1-7): H04M11/04; H04L27/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2003039022A12003-05-08
Foreign References:
US6452482B12002-09-17
Other References:
See also references of EP 1579669A4
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