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Enabling co-existence among power line communication (PLC) technologies
US8948274B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8948274-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213659870-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | Oct 24, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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Systems and methods for enabling co-existence among power line communications (PLC) technologies are described. In some embodiments, a method performed by a PLC device, such as a PLC gateway, may include detecting a communication from foreign PLC device on a PLC network in response to a foreign preamble received by the PLC device, terminating transmissions to the PLC network for a network-specific co-existence Extended Interframe Space (cEIFS) time period in response to the foreign preamble, and resuming transmissions to the PLC network after expiration of the network-specific time period.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A non-transitory electronic storage medium having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor within a power line communication (PLC) device, cause the PLC device to: receive a co-existence preamble, wherein a native preamble was not detected; detect a communication from foreign PLC device on a PLC network in response to a foreign preamble received by the PLC device; terminate transmissions to the PLC network for a netwo…
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- What does patent US8948274B2 cover?
- Systems and methods for enabling co-existence among power line communications (PLC) technologies are described. In some embodiments, a method performed by a PLC device, such as a PLC gateway, may include detecting a communication from foreign PLC device on a PLC network in response to a foreign preamble received by the PLC device, terminating transmissions to the PLC network for a network-speci…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Texas Instruments Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04B3/546. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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