Devices and methods for power consumption control in powerline communications systems and apparatus
US10367547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/5495
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for optimizing power consumption for power line communication (PLC). An example system may include a coupler that connects the system to a power line; an analog front end (AFE) for handling communications over the power line via the coupler; and a processor for controlling power consumption of the AFE. The processor may determine information regarding one or more control parameters of the analog front end (AFE), the information relating to powerline communications (PLC) over the power line; and based on the information, sets or adjusts the one or more control parameters of the analog front end (AFE), to control power consumption of the analog front end (AFE) during the powerline communications (PLC) over the power line. The analog front end (AFE) may then transmit or receive data over the power line using powerline communications (PLC), based on the one or more control parameters.
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