Access pointer for interconnecting power line communication network and wireless network and method therefor
US7583952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An access pointer for interconnecting a power line communication (PLC) network of a home network and a wireless network and a method therefor are provided. When data is received from the PLC network through media access control of a data link layer, data on upper layers above a network layer in the received data is converted into a format suitable to a wireless network layer. The converted data is transmitted to the wireless network through the media access control of the data link layer. Accordingly, the PLC network and the wireless network are easily interconnected.
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