Patent ID: 8571124
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) communications receiver for an in-premises multi-point network, the receiver comprising: a multiplicity of analog front ends each connectable to a different two of a plurality of wires in a subscriber premises, said plurality of wires forming a shared medium of said network, and each said analog front end to receive data of one channel; and a MIMO processor to process together data received from said channels, at least a portion of said data being received simultaneously from said channels, wherein said multiplicity is at least two, wherein said wires are phase, neutral and ground power line wires of said premises, wherein one analog front end is connectable to said phase and neutral wires, thereby forming a first channel and another analog front end is connectable to said neutral and ground wires, thereby forming a second channel, wherein one of said first channel and said second channel is a straight path channel and wherein the other one of said first channel and said second channel is a cross-path channel, and wherein said MIMO processor uses maximum ratio combining (MRC) to process said data received from said straight path channel and said cross-path channel.