Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-wideband communications over multiple mediums
- Patent Title (中): 多种媒体上的多宽带通信
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Application No.: US11752887Application Date: 2007-05-23
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Publication No.: US08406239B2Publication Date: 2013-03-26
- Inventor: Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz , Juan Carlos Riveiro , David Ruiz
- Applicant: Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz , Juan Carlos Riveiro , David Ruiz
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Garlick & Markison
- Agent Holly L. Rudnick
- Priority: EP05256179 20051003
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080130640A1 Multi-Wideband Communications over Multiple Mediums Public/Granted day:2008-06-05
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