Patent ID: 11916377
Assignee: ZONIT STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. An apparatus for use in supplying electricity to one or more electrical devices, comprising:
a data network node for receiving a plug for the one or more electrical devices; and
a receptacle controller, disposed proximate to the data network node, for controlling operation of the data network node, said receptacle controller enabling communication between said receptacle controller and an external control system in accordance with a selected network protocol, wherein the data network node is associated with an outlet housing and said receptacle controller is disposed within said outlet housing;
a local controller;
a transceiver that corresponds to the local controller, wherein the local controller inserts communication signals directed to the data network node into a power line; and
an attenuation device that is external to the transceiver and that is communicably coupled to the transceiver and an external power network.