Dynamic medium switch in co-located PLC and RF networks
US10644750B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/5495
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for implementing a convergence layer. Data is received on a first communication medium by a first transceiver. Data is transmitted on the first communication medium by the first transceiver. A signal is received. Causing, through the convergence layer, by a control logic in response to the signal, the data received and transmitted on the first communication medium as part of a communication session to be received and transmitted instead by a second transceiver on a second communication medium, wherein the convergence layer is configured to conceal from a routing layer at least one of: information related to the first signal, and information related to the data being received and transmitted on the second communication medium.
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