Patent ID: 7852207
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of using a computer communication device to establish a communication link in a power line communication network of a multi-unit building having a plurality of communication nodes coupled to low voltage (LV) power lines, comprising: using the computer communication device to perform at least the steps of: determining the quality of a communication link associated with one of the plurality of communication nodes; wherein the communication link includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment established via the cross-coupling of data signals between two low voltage power lines; selecting one of the plurality of communication nodes based, at least in part, on said determining the quality of the communication link associated with the one communication node; establishing communications through the selected one communication node; and wherein the communication link associated with the selected one communication node includes a non-conductive radio frequency coupled segment established via the cross-coupling of data signals between two low voltage power lines.