Patent ID: 7016368

Claim:
An electrical outlet for configuring a local area network in a building, the network including a powerline wiring carrying frequency multiplexed power and data signals, the electrical outlet comprising: a wiring connector for connecting said outlet to the powerline wiring; a filter coupled to said wiring connector and having a data signal port operative to pass only the data signal; a modem coupled to said data signal port for bidirectional digital data signal communication with the powerline wiring; a data interface connector coupled to said modem for connecting to a data unit for bidirectional communication with the data unit; a power supply coupled to said wiring connector and to said modem to be powered by the power signal from the powerline wiring and for powering said modem; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said filter, said modem and said data interface connector, wherein said single enclosure is wall mountable in a building.