Methods and apparatus for communication over a three-phase power system utilizing a communication protocol
US-9220152-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Communications in beacon-enabled networks
US8964786B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8964786-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213435862-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | Apr 8, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing communications in beacon-enabled networks are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to power line communications (PLC). For example, a method may include identifying one of a plurality of orthogonal superframes. The identified superframe may include beacon slots and contention access period (CAP) slots. The beacon slots may follow a sequence of two or more frequency subbands, and the CAP slots may follow the same sequence of two or more frequency subbands. Also, the sequence of two or more frequency subbands may be distinct from other sequences of two or more frequency subbands followed by other beacon slots and CAP slots within others of the plurality of available superframes. The method may then include communicating with another device using the identified superframe.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for communicating in a beacon-enabled powerline communication network, said method comprising: performing, by a powerline communication (PLC) data concentrator coupled to a medium voltage (MV) power line, transmitting a message to another PLC data concentrator coupled to the MV power line; receiving, from the another PLC data concentrator, a response to the transmission, the response including an identification of a superframe in use by the ano…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8964786B2 cover?
- Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing communications in beacon-enabled networks are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to power line communications (PLC). For example, a method may include identifying one of a plurality of orthogonal superframes. The identified superframe may include beacon slots and contention access perio…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Vijayasankar Kumaran, Du Shu, Dabak Anand, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04B3/542. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 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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