Patent ID: 9413601
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04B,H04J,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: determining, at a first network device, a first correlation between a first reference code included in a first transmission on a communication channel and a second reference code configured in the first network device, wherein the communication channel is shared among a plurality of powerline communication networks, wherein the first reference code is associated with a first powerline communication network of the plurality of powerline communication networks, and the first reference code is orthogonal or quasi-orthogonal to each of a plurality of reference codes associated with others of the plurality of powerline communication networks; determining that the first correlation is above a threshold; joining, by the first network device, the first powerline communication network in response to determining that the first correlation is above the threshold; and communicating with a second network device in the first powerline communication network using the second reference code.