PREAMBLE SEQUENCE EXTENSION
    1.
    发明申请
    PREAMBLE SEQUENCE EXTENSION 有权
    前导序列扩展

    公开(公告)号:US20120320996A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-20

    申请号:US13526227

    申请日:2012-06-18

    IPC分类号: H04B3/00

    摘要: A method of powerline communications between a plurality of nodes on a powerline communications (PLC) channel including a first node and a second node. At least one communication quality measure is determined for the PLC channel. Based on the communication quality measure, a preamble of a data frame is dynamically switched between a reference preamble having a reference symbol length including a reference number of syncP symbols and a reference number of syncM symbols and at least a first extended preamble having an extended symbol length that is greater than (>) the reference symbol length. The data frame is then transmitted on the PLC channel.

    摘要翻译: 一种在包括第一节点和第二节点的电力线通信(PLC)信道上的多个节点之间的电力线通信的方法。 为PLC通道确定至少一个通信质量度量。 基于通信质量测量,在具有包括参考数量的syncP符号的参考符号长度和参考数量的syncM符号的参考前同步码和至少具有扩展符号的第一扩展前同步码之间动态地切换数据帧的前导码 长度大于(>)参考符号长度。 然后在PLC通道上传输数据帧。

    DATA FRAME FOR PLC HAVING DESTINATION ADDRESS IN THE PHY HEADER
    2.
    发明申请
    DATA FRAME FOR PLC HAVING DESTINATION ADDRESS IN THE PHY HEADER 有权
    数据帧用于PLC中的目标地址在PHY头

    公开(公告)号:US20120320932A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-20

    申请号:US13528667

    申请日:2012-06-20

    IPC分类号: H04L29/02 H04B3/54

    摘要: A method of powerline communications including a first node and at least a second node on a PLC channel in a PLC network. The first node sends a physical layer (PHY) data frame on the PLC channel including a preamble, PHY header, a MAC header and a MAC payload. The PHY header includes a destination address field having a destination address therein. The second node receives the data frame. The second node compares its network address to the destination address before decoding the MAC header and MAC payload, providing power savings by allowing the second node to not decode the MAC header or MAC payload if its network address does not match the destination address in the PHY header of the data frame.

    摘要翻译: 一种电力线通信方法,包括PLC网络中PLC通道上的第一节点和至少第二节点。 第一节点在PLC信道上发送物理层(PHY)数据帧,包括前导码,PHY头,MAC头和MAC有效载荷。 PHY标头包括其中具有目的地地址的目的地地址字段。 第二个节点接收数据帧。 第二节点在解码MAC报头和MAC有效载荷之前将其网络地址与目标地址进行比较,通过允许第二节点如果其网络地址与PHY中的目标地址不匹配,则不解码MAC报头或MAC有效载荷,从而提供功率节省 数据帧的头。

    DYNAMIC SELECTION OF MAC INTERFRAME PARAMETERS IN PLC NETWORKS
    3.
    发明申请
    DYNAMIC SELECTION OF MAC INTERFRAME PARAMETERS IN PLC NETWORKS 审中-公开
    PLC网络中MAC帧间参数的动态选择

    公开(公告)号:US20120320931A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-20

    申请号:US13524505

    申请日:2012-06-15

    IPC分类号: H04L12/413

    摘要: A method of powerline communications (PLC) in a PLC network having a plurality of nodes including a first node and a second node. A first node receives a PLC signal from the second node. The first node decodes a media access control (MAC) frame of the PLC signal to determine a frame size of the MAC frame. Based on the frame size, dynamic selection of a Response Inter-Frame Space (RIFS) value from at least two candidate RIFS values and a Contention Inter-frame Space (CIFS) value from at least two candidate CIFS values is provided.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有包括第一节点和第二节点的多个节点的PLC网络中的电力线通信(PLC)的方法。 第一节点从第二节点接收PLC信号。 第一节点解码PLC信号的媒体访问控制(MAC)帧以确定MAC帧的帧大小。 基于帧大小,提供来自至少两个候选RIFS值的响应帧间空间(RIFS)值和来自至少两个候选CIFS值的竞争帧间空间(CIFS)值的动态选择。

    FLOW CONTROL FOR POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS
    4.
    发明申请
    FLOW CONTROL FOR POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS 有权
    POWERLINE通信流量控制

    公开(公告)号:US20120327770A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13529146

    申请日:2012-06-21

    IPC分类号: H04L12/24 H04L12/26 H04B3/54

    摘要: A method of powerline communications in a powerline communications (PLC) network including a first node and at least a second node. The first node transmits a data frame to the second node over a PLC channel. The second node has a data buffer for storing received information. The second node runs a flow control algorithm which determines a current congestion condition or a projected congestion condition of the data buffer based on at least one congestion parameter. The current congestion condition and projected congestion condition include nearly congested and fully congested. When the current or projected congestion condition is either nearly congested or fully congested, the second node transmits a BUSY including frame over the PLC channel to at least the first node. The first node defers transmitting of any frames to the second node for a congestion clearing wait time.

    摘要翻译: 一种在包括第一节点和至少第二节点的电力线通信(PLC)网络中的电力线通信的方法。 第一个节点通过PLC通道将数据帧发送到第二个节点。 第二节点具有用于存储接收到的信息的数据缓冲器。 第二节点运行流控制算法,其基于至少一个拥塞参数确定数据缓冲器的当前拥塞状况或预计拥塞状况。 目前的拥挤状况和预计的拥挤情况包括几乎拥挤和充分拥挤。 当当前或预计的拥塞状况几乎拥塞或完全拥塞时,第二节点将包括在PLC信道上的帧的BUSY发送到至少第一节点。 第一个节点将拥塞清除等待时间的任何帧的发送延迟到第二节点。

    PHY PAYLOAD OVER MULTIPLE TONE MASKS USING SINGLE TONE MASK PHY HEADER INFORMATION
    5.
    发明申请
    PHY PAYLOAD OVER MULTIPLE TONE MASKS USING SINGLE TONE MASK PHY HEADER INFORMATION 有权
    PHY PAYLOAD多个音调掩码使用单音调掩码PHY头信息

    公开(公告)号:US20120314744A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-13

    申请号:US13493268

    申请日:2012-06-11

    IPC分类号: H04B3/54 H04B1/38

    摘要: A method of powerline communications (PLC) includes compiling a data frame for physical layer (PHY) by a first communications device at a first communications node on a powerline of a PLC network. The data frame includes a single tone PHY header portion and a data payload portion in a set of tones including at least one tone having a frequency different from a frequency of the single tone. The PHY header portion includes tone mask identification information identifying the set of tones. The first communications device transmits the data frame over the powerline to a second communications device at a second communications node on the powerline. The second communications device receives the data frame, and decodes the data payload using the tone mask identification information in the PHY header portion.

    摘要翻译: 电力线通信(PLC)的方法包括在PLC网络的电力线上的第一通信节点处由第一通信设备编译用于物理层(PHY)的数据帧。 数据帧包括一组音调中的单音PHY头部部分和数据有效载荷部分,包括具有与单音频率不同的频率的至少一个音调。 PHY报头部分包括识别该组音调的色调掩码识别信息。 第一通信设备通过电力线将数据帧发送到电力线上的第二通信节点处的第二通信设备。 第二通信设备接收数据帧,并使用PHY报头部分中的色调掩码识别信息解码数据有效载荷。

    POWERLINE COMMUNICATION FRAMES HAVING CRC WITHIN HEADER
    6.
    发明申请
    POWERLINE COMMUNICATION FRAMES HAVING CRC WITHIN HEADER 有权
    在HEADER中具有CRC的POWERLINE通信框架

    公开(公告)号:US20120324322A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-20

    申请号:US13528191

    申请日:2012-06-20

    IPC分类号: H03M13/09 G06F11/10

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1004 H03M13/09

    摘要: A method of powerline communications including a first node and at least a second node on a powerline communications (PLC) channel in a PLC network. The first node sends a physical layer (PHY) data frame on the PLC channel including a preamble, a PHY header, a MAC header and a MAC payload. The MAC header includes a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) field (MH-CRC field). The second node receives the data frame, parses the MAC header to reach the MH-CRC field, and performs CRC verification using the MH-CRC field to verify the MAC header. If the CRC verification is successful, (i) the second node parses another portion of the MAC header to identify a destination address of the data frame and (ii) to determine whether the data frame is intended for the second node from the destination address.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括PLC网络中电力线通信(PLC)通道上的第一节点和至少第二节点的电力线通信的方法。 第一节点在PLC信道上发送物理层(PHY)数据帧,包括前同步码,PHY报头,MAC报头和MAC有效载荷。 MAC报头包括循环冗余校验(CRC)字段(MH-CRC字段)。 第二节点接收数据帧,解析MAC报头到达MH-CRC字段,并使用MH-CRC字段进行CRC校验,以验证MAC报头。 如果CRC验证成功,则(i)第二节点解析MAC报头的另一部分以识别数据帧的目的地址,以及(ii)从目的地地址确定数据帧是否用于第二节点。

    KEEP ALIVE MESSAGE OVERHEAD REDUCTION FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    7.
    发明申请
    KEEP ALIVE MESSAGE OVERHEAD REDUCTION FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 有权
    保持通信网络的消息传递

    公开(公告)号:US20130194965A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-01

    申请号:US13473359

    申请日:2012-05-16

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28 H04W84/18

    CPC分类号: H04W76/25 H04W84/18

    摘要: A method of communications in a network having plurality of nodes including a base node (BN) and a plurality of levels (i) each including at least one service node (SN). The number (Ni(t)) of SNs registered in each of a plurality of i are determined. The current Keep Alive timer out (KA_TO) value for a KA timer at the BN is dynamically adjusted to an updated KA_TO value based on Ni(t) and i. Dynamically adjusting KA_TO values reduces the KA message overhead the network compared to known KA_TO value implementations.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有多个节点的网络中的通信方法,所述多个节点包括基本节点(BN)和多个级别(i),每个级别包括至少一个服务节点(SN)。 确定登记在多个i中的每一个中的SN的数量(Ni(t))。 基于Ni(t)和i,动态调整BN处的KA定时器的当前Keep Alive定时器输出(KA_TO)值为更新的KA_TO值。 与已知的KA_TO值实现相比,动态调整KA_TO值可以降低网络的KA消息开销。

    EVENT-BASED KEEP ALIVE TIMES IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    8.
    发明申请
    EVENT-BASED KEEP ALIVE TIMES IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 有权
    在通信网络中基于事件的保持时间

    公开(公告)号:US20120300700A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-29

    申请号:US13473323

    申请日:2012-05-16

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56 H04W40/00

    摘要: A method of communicating in a network having a plurality of nodes including a base node (BN), and a plurality of service nodes (SNs) having at least one switch node (SW) and at least one terminal node (TN). The method includes at least one of a) a first SN from the plurality of SNs receiving (i) a data/ALV_B/ACK frame from the BN or (ii) a beacon from the BN or SW, and restarting a first KA timer at the first SN upon (i) or (ii), and b) restarting an ALV_S timer at the BN for the first SN upon receiving a data/ALV_S/ACK frame from the first SN.

    摘要翻译: 一种在具有多个节点的网络中通信的方法,所述多个节点包括基本节点(BN)以及具有至少一个交换节点(SW)和至少一个终端节点(TN)的多个服务节点(SN)。 所述方法包括以下中的至少一个:a)来自所述多个SN的第一SN接收(i)来自所述BN的数据/ ALV_B / ACK帧,或者(ii)来自所述BN或SW的信标,以及重新启动第一KA定时器 (i)或(ii)中的第一SN,以及b)当从第一SN接收到数据/ ALV_S / ACK帧时,在BN处为第一SN重新启动ALV_S定时器。