Patent ID: 8660042

Claim:
A method of extending a coverage of a communication network using a wireless technology over a power lines network, the method comprising: providing an adapter coupling a wireless network node with the power lines network and being further operable in at least one of: receiving mode, transmitting mode; selecting (i) one or more time-division duplex (TDD) frequency channels or (ii) two or more frequency-division duplex (FDD) frequency channels for communication over the power lines network, responsively to communication performance between the node and one or more other nodes over the power lines network; broadcasting over the power lines network, via the adaptor, information indicative of a central frequency point for each one of the selected frequency channel(s); establishing a communication link over the power lines network between the node and the one or more other nodes using the selected TDD frequency channel(s) or FDD frequency channels and the adaptor; receiving at the adapter from the wireless network node, signals with base-band characteristics in accordance with a wireless technology standard; and transferring the received signals onto the established communication link over the power lines network in the selected frequency channel(s), such that the signals on the power lines network preserve the base-band characteristics of the wireless technology standard.