Powerline communications network employing TDMA, FDMA and/or CDMA
US6144292A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/121
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications apparatus is adapted for use with a mains electricity transmission and/or distribution network. The communications apparatus includes a signal transmission and/or reception means, and frequency conversion means for converting the frequency of a signal transmitted or received by the signal transmission and/or reception means to a frequency which facilitates improved propagation of the signal on the network. Preferably the signal transmission and/or reception means is adapted to operate according to a telephony standard with uses a relatively high carrier frequency (e.g. CT2), and the frequency conversion means is usable to covert a signal having a relatively high carrier frequency (e.g. CT2) and the frequency conversion means is usable to convert a signal having a relatively high carrier frequency to a signal having a lower carrier frequency.
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