Patent ID: 7457885
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A powerline network device comprising: a first network interface connected to a data source, the first network interface being configured to receive network data in a first format; a first powerline communication module configured to convert data from the first format to a second format, the first powerline communication module being coupled to the first network interface; a switch having an input port and N output ports, the input port being connected to the first powerline communication module; a plurality of powerline communication modules, the plurality of power communication modules including a second powerline communication module and a third powerline communication module, the plurality of the power communications being coupled to the N output ports; and a first powerline coupler, the first powerline coupler being configured to couple a first data signal from the second powerline communication module to a first phase, a second phase, and a third phase of a powerline, each of the phases being couple to a power signal, the first phase and the second phase being characterized by a same phase angle.