Power line communications system with differentiated data services
US7675897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/545
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power line communications system that facilitates the provision of differentiated data services is provided. One embodiment of the present invention may include tagging downstream data at an ingress point, such as a point of presence or aggregation point. The tagging of data packets may allow the power line communication network elements such as backhaul points, bypass devices, and repeaters to determine the data type and class of service of each data packet and may allow the network elements to prioritize, queue and transmit the data packets accordingly. Such queuing may employ the use of multiple queues with some queues having different sizes and different weight factors from other queues.
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