Surface wave power line communications system and method
US7280033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/5483
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for operating a power line communications system that employs surface wave communications and conducted communications. The system is comprised of a plurality of network elements, which may take the form of repeaters, communication interface devices, backhaul devices, medium voltage transducers, distribution points, aggregation points, and others. In one embodiment, surface waves are communicated over the medium voltage power lines and the conducted communications are communicated via the low voltage power lines to and from customer premises.
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