Multi-wideband communications over multiple mediums

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8406239
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11752887

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A powerline communications device comprises a powerline communications interface and at least one other communications interface configured to communicate over a computing network. The powerline communications interface is further configured to receive electrical power. The computing network may comprise mediums including powerlines, telephone lines, and/or coaxial cables. In some embodiments, the powerline communications interface may communicate with a network apparatus, such as a personal computer, via an Ethernet interface. The powerline interface, the telephone line interface, and/or the coaxial cable interface may all be associated with the same media access control (MAC) address. The powerline communications device may receive a message via a first medium and repeat the message via a second medium based on a quality of service (QoS) metric. In some embodiments, the powerline communications device may communicate using multiple frequency bands.

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  • BROADCOM CORPORATION;BROADCOM EUROPE LIMITED;GIGLE SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hurwitz, Jonathan Ephraim David Edinburgh, GB 134 1554
Riveiro, Juan Carlos Barcelona, ES 12 678
Ruiz, David Barcelona, ES 17 854

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