Patent ID: 7173938
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A powerline based communication system comprises: powerline termination module operably coupled to manage data for at least a portion of the powerline based communication system, wherein the at least a portion of the powerline based communication system includes a plurality of local area networks; a plurality of powerline gateways that is arranged in sets of powerline gateways, wherein each set of powerline gateways constitutes a corresponding one of the plurality of local area networks; and a plurality of powerline nodes operably coupled to the powerline termination module via a high-speed communication path and operably coupled to the plurality of powerline gateways via powerlines, wherein a first powerline node of the plurality of powerline nodes is operably coupled, via powerlines of a first local transformer, to a first set of the powerline gateways constituting a first corresponding local area network of the plurality of local area networks, wherein the first powerline node receives first local area network data of the data from the first set of powerline gateways via the powerlines of the first local transformer and provides the first local area network data to the powerline termination module via the high-speed communication path; and wherein said first power line node includes a local routine module configured to route data of the first set of power line gateways.