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US-9214742-B2 · Dec 15, 2015 · US
Power line communication network and discovery process
US9182248B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9182248-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314017053-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Publication date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
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An apparatus for a power line communication network includes a power line transmitter/receiver, a processor coupled to the power line transmitter/receiver, and memory accessible to the processor. The processor is configured to store a routing table in the memory for routing packets in an upward direction towards a data concentrator (DC). However, no routing table is provided for routing packets in a downward direction away from the DC. Instead of using a routing table to route packets in the downward direction, the processor is configured to employ source routing in the downward direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for a power line communication network, comprising: a power line transmitter/receiver; a processor coupled to the power line transmitter/receiver; and memory accessible to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to store a routing table in the memory for routing packets in an upward direction towards a data concentrator (DC) and wherein no routing table is provided for routing packets in a downward direction away from the DC;…
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- What does patent US9182248B2 cover?
- An apparatus for a power line communication network includes a power line transmitter/receiver, a processor coupled to the power line transmitter/receiver, and memory accessible to the processor. The processor is configured to store a routing table in the memory for routing packets in an upward direction towards a data concentrator (DC). However, no routing table is provided for routing packets…
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- Texas Instruments Inc
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- Primary CPC classification G01D4/002. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 10 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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