Data-on-supply repeater
US9077557B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/40045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This application discusses methods and apparatus for a data-on-supply repeater. In an example, a repeater can include a repeater circuit configured to receive a power signal at an input and to provide a representation of a received analog data signal at an output, a direction detector configured to receive the power signal from a first bus conductor of a plurality of bus conductors, to identify the first buss conductor of the plurality of bus conductors as a transmitting conductor, and to provide an output indicative of the transmitting conductor, a first input multiplexer configured to couple the transmitting conductor to the input of the repeater circuit in response to the output of the direction detector, and an output multiplexer configured to couple the output of the repeater circuit to a second bus conductor of the plurality of bus conductors, wherein the second bus conductor is different than the transmitting conductor.
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