System, device and method for communicating over power lines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8279058
APP PUB NO 20100109907A1
SERIAL NO

12266344

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A system, method and device for communicating over a power line are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a first device configured to communicate via broadband communications having a bandwidth greater than one megahertz, and a second device having a first port and a second port. The second port may be configured to communicate with the first device via broadband communications and the first port configured to communicate over one or more power lines with one or more remote devices via one or more of a plurality of frequency bands, and wherein each of the plurality of frequency bands has a bandwidth that is less than five hundred kilohertz. The second device may select one of the plurality of frequency bands and one of a plurality of modulations schemes based on channel conditions and/or operational parameters. The second device may be configured to transmit and receive data in a multitude of the plurality of frequency band concurrently.

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  • CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL GMBH

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Sharma, Manu Untersiggenthal, CH 74 1303

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