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Power line communications device and method

US7449991B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 2005
Grant dateNov 11, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 26, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2203/5487
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a device for providing communications over power lines that includes a backhaul modem, a power line modem, and a user port modem. The device may provide communications for one or more network elements via the power line modem and may provide communications for one or more user devices via the user port modem wirelessly or via low voltage power lines.

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