Patent ID: 8416069

Claim:
A system comprising: a signal measurement device capable of measuring signal data from a power distribution network; a control device in communication with the signal measurement device, the control device being capable of using an identification of at least one active power line coupler unit and the signal data measured by the signal measurement device to determine an adjustment to a functional characteristic of the at least one active power line coupler unit, the at least one active power line coupler unit being configured to transmit a signal onto the power distribution network; a control board disposed in the at least one active power line coupler unit, the control board being capable of controlling the functional characteristic of the at least one active power line coupler unit in response to the adjustment; and an amplifier disposed in the at least one active power line coupler unit, the functional characteristic comprising an amount by which the amplifier is configured to amplify a data signal, the data signal being amplified for transmission onto the power distribution network, the amount being controllable by the control board based on a control signal representing the adjustment.