Patent ID: 6239722
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G01D,G08C,H02J,H04M,H04Q,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
A method of remote communication in a code-division multiple access (CDMA) communication system in which a first relay having a CDMA communication link communicates with a communication device and a control station, said CDMA communication link carrying a plurality of data, said method comprising the steps of:measuring, at said communication device, a local parameter;transmitting, from said communication device, data over said CDMA communication link corresponding to said measurement;receiving, in said control station, said data corresponding to said measurement;generating, in said control station, data;transmitting said data generated in said control station over said CDMA communication link; andreceiving, in said communication device, said data transmitted from said control station;wherein said CDMA communication system further includes at least one power line extending over at least a portion of said CDMA communication system from said communication device to said first relay, said method further comprising the steps of:translating said data into a power-line carrier control signal; andtransmitting said power-line carrier control signal over said at least one power line.