Patent ID: 7426581
Filing Date: 2008-09-16
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A powerline network device comprising: a power transformer device at a public utility facility; a powerline box coupled to the transformer device, the powerline box comprising at least three lines including a first phase, a second phase, and a third phase, the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase being derived from the power transformer device; a powerline coupler coupled to the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase, each of the phases being coupled to a power signal, the first phase and the second phase being characterized by a same phase angle; a multichannel data communication device coupled to the powerline coupler, the multichannel data communication device including N channels, whereupon N is an integer greater than 8, the multichannel data communication device providing data communication signals to the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase through the powerline coupler.