Superframe Coordination in Beacon-Enabled Networks
    1.
    发明申请
    Superframe Coordination in Beacon-Enabled Networks 有权
    启用信标网络的超帧协调

    公开(公告)号:US20120281717A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-08

    申请号:US13457638

    申请日:2012-04-27

    IPC分类号: H04B3/54 H04J4/00 H04J3/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing superframe coordination in beacon-enabled networks are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to Power Line Communications (PLC). For example, a method may include implementing a Media Access Control (MAC) superframe using a communication device. The MAC superframe may include a plurality of beacon slots, a plurality of Contention Access Period (CAP) slots following the plurality of beacon slots, a Contention Free Period (CFP) poll access slot following the plurality of CAP slots, a CFP slot following the CFP poll access slot, an inactivity period following the CFP slot, a beacon region following the inactivity period, and a communication slot following the beacon region. The method may also include communicating with another communication device using the MAC superframe.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在启用信标的网络中设计,使用和/或实现超帧协调的系统和方法。 在各种实现中,这些系统和方法可以适用于电力线通信(PLC)。 例如,一种方法可以包括使用通信设备实现媒体访问控制(MAC)超帧。 MAC超帧可以包括多个信标时隙,在多个信标时隙之后的多个争用接入周期(CAP)时隙,跟随在多个CAP时隙之后的无竞争周期(CFP)轮询接入时隙,后面的CFP时隙 CFP轮询接入时隙,CFP时隙之后的不活动时段,跟随非活动时段的信标区域以及信标区域之后的通信时隙。 该方法还可以包括使用MAC超帧与另一通信设备进行通信。

    Beacon-Enabled Communications for Variable Payload Transfers
    2.
    发明申请
    Beacon-Enabled Communications for Variable Payload Transfers 审中-公开
    可变负载传输的信标通信

    公开(公告)号:US20120263189A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-18

    申请号:US13443123

    申请日:2012-04-10

    IPC分类号: H04B3/54

    摘要: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing beacon-enabled communications for variable payload transfers are described. In various embodiments, these systems and methods may be applicable to power line communications (PLC). For example, a method may include implementing a superframe having a plurality of beacon slots, a plurality of intermediate slots following the beacon slots, and a poll-based Contention Free Period (CFP) slot following the intermediate slots. Each of the beacon slots and each of the intermediate slots may correspond to a respective one of a plurality of frequency subbands, and the poll-based CFP slot may correspond to a combination of the plurality of frequency subbands. The method may also include receiving a poll request over a first of the plurality of frequency subbands during the poll-based CFP slot, and then transmitting a data packet over a second of the plurality of frequency subbands during the poll-based CFP slot.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于设计,使用和/或实施用于可变有效载荷传输的信标启用通信的系统和方法。 在各种实施例中,这些系统和方法可以适用于电力线通信(PLC)。 例如,一种方法可以包括实现具有多个信标时隙的多帧,在信标时隙之后的多个中间时隙,以及在中间时隙之后的基于轮询的无竞争周期(CFP)时隙。 每个信标时隙和每个中间时隙可以对应于多个频率子带中的相应一个,并且基于轮询的CFP时隙可以对应于多个频率子带的组合。 该方法还可以包括在基于轮询的CFP时隙期间在多个频率子带中的第一个频带上接收轮询请求,然后在基于轮询的CFP时隙期间在多个频率子带中的第二个频带上发送数据分组。

    Non-Beacon Network Communications Using Frequency Subbands
    3.
    发明申请
    Non-Beacon Network Communications Using Frequency Subbands 有权
    使用频率子带的非信标网络通信

    公开(公告)号:US20120275326A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-01

    申请号:US13457590

    申请日:2012-04-27

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    摘要: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing non-beacon network communications using frequency subbands are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to Power Line Communications (PLC). For example, a method may include transmitting a beacon request message over a given one of a plurality of frequency subbands, receiving a plurality of beacons in response to having transmitted the beacon request message, each of the plurality of beacons received over a respective one of the plurality of frequency subbands, and calculating a downlink quality report based, at least in part, upon the received beacons. The method may also include transmitting the downlink quality report over each of the plurality of frequency subbands and receiving a subband allocation command in response to having transmitted the downlink quality report, the subband allocation command indicating a downlink subband assignment and an uplink subband assignment.

    摘要翻译: 描述了使用频率子带设计,使用和/或实现非信标网络通信的系统和方法。 在各种实现中,这些系统和方法可以适用于电力线通信(PLC)。 例如,一种方法可以包括在多个频率子带中的给定的一个频带上传送信标请求消息,响应于已经发送了信标请求消息来接收多个信标,多个信标中的每一个在 所述多个频率子带,并且至少部分地基于所接收的信标来计算下行链路质量报告。 该方法还可以包括:响应于已经发送下行链路质量报告,指示下行链路子带分配的子带分配命令和上行链路子带分配,在多个频率子带中的每一个上发送下行链路质量报告,并接收子带分配命令。

    Non-beacon network communications using frequency subbands
    4.
    发明授权
    Non-beacon network communications using frequency subbands 有权
    使用频率子带的非信标网络通信

    公开(公告)号:US08885505B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-11

    申请号:US13457590

    申请日:2012-04-27

    IPC分类号: H04W4/00 H04B3/54 H04L12/24

    摘要: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing non-beacon network communications using frequency subbands are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to Power Line Communications (PLC). For example, a method may include transmitting a beacon request message over a given one of a plurality of frequency subbands, receiving a plurality of beacons in response to having transmitted the beacon request message, each of the plurality of beacons received over a respective one of the plurality of frequency subbands, and calculating a downlink quality report based, at least in part, upon the received beacons. The method may also include transmitting the downlink quality report over each of the plurality of frequency subbands and receiving a subband allocation command in response to having transmitted the downlink quality report, the subband allocation command indicating a downlink subband assignment and an uplink subband assignment.

    摘要翻译: 描述了使用频率子带设计,使用和/或实现非信标网络通信的系统和方法。 在各种实现中,这些系统和方法可以适用于电力线通信(PLC)。 例如,一种方法可以包括在多个频率子带中的给定的一个频带上传送信标请求消息,响应于已经发送了信标请求消息来接收多个信标,多个信标中的每一个在 所述多个频率子带,并且至少部分地基于所接收的信标来计算下行链路质量报告。 该方法还可以包括:响应于已经发送下行链路质量报告,指示下行链路子带分配的子带分配命令和上行链路子带分配,在多个频率子带中的每一个上发送下行链路质量报告,并接收子带分配命令。

    Beacon-enabled communications for variable payload transfers

    公开(公告)号:US11368190B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US13443123

    申请日:2012-04-10

    IPC分类号: H04B3/54 H04L5/00 H04L25/02

    摘要: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing beacon-enabled communications for variable payload transfers are described. In various embodiments, these systems and methods may be applicable to power line communications (PLC). For example, a method may include implementing a superframe having a plurality of beacon slots, a plurality of intermediate slots following the beacon slots, and a poll-based Contention Free Period (CFP) slot following the intermediate slots. Each of the beacon slots and each of the intermediate slots may correspond to a respective one of a plurality of frequency subbands, and the poll-based CFP slot may correspond to a combination of the plurality of frequency subbands. The method may also include receiving a poll request over a first of the plurality of frequency subbands during the poll-based CFP slot, and then transmitting a data packet over a second of the plurality of frequency subbands during the poll-based CFP slot.

    Hybrid communication networks
    6.
    发明授权
    Hybrid communication networks 有权
    混合通信网络

    公开(公告)号:US08902930B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-02

    申请号:US13457612

    申请日:2012-04-27

    摘要: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing hybrid communication networks are described. In various embodiments, these systems and methods may be applicable to power line communications (PLC). For example, one or more of the techniques disclosed herein may include methods to coordinate medium-to-low voltage (MV-LV) and low-to-low voltage (LV-LV) PLC networks when the MV-LV network operates in a frequency subband mode and the LV-LV network operates in wideband mode (i.e., hybrid communications). In some cases, MV routers and LV routers may have different profiles. For instance, MV-LV communications may be performed using MAC superframe structures, and first-level LV to lower-level LV communications may take place using a beacon mode. Lower layer LV nodes may communicate using non-beacon modes. Also, initial scanning procedures may encourage first-to-second-level LV device communications rather than MV-to-first-level LV connections.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于设计,使用和/或实现混合通信网络的系统和方法。 在各种实施例中,这些系统和方法可以适用于电力线通信(PLC)。 例如,本文公开的技术中的一个或多个技术可以包括当MV-LV网络以一个或多个的方式工作时协调中低电压(MV-LV)和低到低电压(LV-LV)PLC网络的方法 频率子带模式和LV-LV网络在宽带模式(即,混合通信)中工作。 在某些情况下,MV路由器和LV路由器可能具有不同的配置文件。 例如,可以使用MAC超帧结构来执行MV-LV通信,并且可以使用信标模式进行第一级LV到低级LV通信。 下层LV节点可以使用非信标模式进行通信。 此外,初始扫描程序可以鼓励第一级到第二级LV器件通信,而不是MV到一级LV连接。

    Superframe coordination in beacon-enabled networks
    7.
    发明授权
    Superframe coordination in beacon-enabled networks 有权
    启用信标的网络中的超帧协调

    公开(公告)号:US08830980B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-09

    申请号:US13457638

    申请日:2012-04-27

    摘要: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing superframe coordination in beacon-enabled networks are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to Power Line Communications (PLC). For example, a method may include implementing a Media Access Control (MAC) superframe using a communication device. The MAC superframe may include a plurality of beacon slots, a plurality of Contention Access Period (CAP) slots following the plurality of beacon slots, a Contention Free Period (CFP) poll access slot following the plurality of CAP slots, a CFP slot following the CFP poll access slot, an inactivity period following the CFP slot, a beacon region following the inactivity period, and a communication slot following the beacon region. The method may also include communicating with another communication device using the MAC superframe.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在启用信标的网络中设计,使用和/或实现超帧协调的系统和方法。 在各种实现中,这些系统和方法可以适用于电力线通信(PLC)。 例如,一种方法可以包括使用通信设备实现媒体访问控制(MAC)超帧。 MAC超帧可以包括多个信标时隙,在多个信标时隙之后的多个争用接入周期(CAP)时隙,跟随在多个CAP时隙之后的无竞争周期(CFP)轮询接入时隙,后面的CFP时隙 CFP轮询接入时隙,CFP时隙之后的不活动时段,跟随非活动时段的信标区域以及信标区域之后的通信时隙。 该方法还可以包括使用MAC超帧与另一通信设备进行通信。

    Hybrid Communication Networks
    8.
    发明申请
    Hybrid Communication Networks 有权
    混合通信网络

    公开(公告)号:US20120281716A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-08

    申请号:US13457612

    申请日:2012-04-27

    IPC分类号: H04J4/00 H04B3/54 H04J1/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing hybrid communication networks are described. In various embodiments, these systems and methods may be applicable to power line communications (PLC). For example, one or more of the techniques disclosed herein may include methods to coordinate medium-to-low voltage (MV-LV) and low-to-low voltage (LV-LV) PLC networks when the MV-LV network operates in a frequency subband mode and the LV-LV network operates in wideband mode (i.e., hybrid communications). In some cases, MV routers and LV routers may have different profiles. For instance, MV-LV communications may be performed using MAC superframe structures, and first-level LV to lower-level LV communications may take place using a beacon mode. Lower layer LV nodes may communicate using non-beacon modes. Also, initial scanning procedures may encourage first-to-second -level LV device communications rather than MV-to-first-level LV connections.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于设计,使用和/或实现混合通信网络的系统和方法。 在各种实施例中,这些系统和方法可以适用于电力线通信(PLC)。 例如,本文公开的技术中的一个或多个技术可以包括当MV-LV网络以一个或多个的方式工作时协调中低电压(MV-LV)和低到低电压(LV-LV)PLC网络的方法 频率子带模式和LV-LV网络在宽带模式(即,混合通信)中工作。 在某些情况下,MV路由器和LV路由器可能具有不同的配置文件。 例如,可以使用MAC超帧结构来执行MV-LV通信,并且可以使用信标模式进行第一级LV到低级LV通信。 下层LV节点可以使用非信标模式进行通信。 此外,初始扫描程序可以鼓励第一到第二级LV设备通信,而不是MV到第一级LV连接。

    Powerline communication frames having CRC within header
    10.
    发明授权
    Powerline communication frames having CRC within header 有权
    电源线通信帧,其头部具有CRC

    公开(公告)号:US08966337B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-24

    申请号:US13528191

    申请日:2012-06-20

    IPC分类号: H03M13/00 G06F11/10 H03M13/09

    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。