Patent ID: 6958680
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A system for providing communications over an electric power system having a medium voltage power line, a plurality of customer power lines with each extending to a customer residence, and a first transformer coupling the medium voltage power line to the customer power lines, the system comprising: an aggregation device forming a portion of a data path between the medium voltage power line and a point of presence; a first transformer bypass device communicatively coupled to the medium voltage power line and the plurality of customer power lines to provide a data path bypassing the first transformer; said first transformer bypass device comprising a first modem communicatively coupled to the plurality of customer power lines and a second modem communicatively coupled to the medium voltage power line and said first modem; a first isolation device forming at least part of a data path between said second modem and the medium voltage power line; and wherein data is communicated between said transformer bypass device and said aggregation device via the medium voltage power line.