Patent · US Expired

Method for transmitting data by means of a carrier current

US7746763B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2004
Grant dateJun 29, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2203/5491
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for transmitting data over a carrier current using a frequency band. According to said method: the frequency band is divided into N sub-bands, N being a whole number higher than, or equal to, two; an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) technique is carried out on each of said sub-bands; and calculations are carried out based on each sub-band. The inventive method is characterised in that the calculations based on each sub-band are independent from the calculations based on the other sub-bands, and said sub-bands are dynamically activated and allocated. The invention also relates to modulation and demodulation devices for carrying out said method.

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