Patent ID: 8913495
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: H04B,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of powerline communications in a powerline communications (PLC) network including a first node and at least a second node, comprising: said first node transmitting a data frame to said second node over a PLC channel, wherein said second node has a data buffer for storing received information; said second node running a flow control algorithm which determines a current congestion condition or a projected congestion condition of said data buffer based on at least one congestion parameter, said current congestion condition and said projected congestion condition including nearly congested and fully congested; wherein when said current projected congestion condition or said projected congestion condition is either said nearly congested or said fully congested: wherein if said flow control algorithm determines said current congestion condition or said projected congestion condition is said nearly congested, wherein if said flow control algorithm determines said current congestion condition current is said fully congested,