United States Patent [w]
Schurig
[54] UNIVERSAL LAN POWER LINE CARRIER REPEATER SYSTEM AND METHOD
[75] Inventor: Alma Karl Schurig, Orem, Utah
[73] Assignee: Intelogis, Inc., American Fork, Utah
[21] Appl. No.: 710,841
[22] Filed: Sep. 23, 1996
Related U.S. Application Data
[63] Continuation of Ser. No. 366,897, Dec. 30, 1994, abandoned.
[51] Int. C I. II04N 7/10
[52] U.S. CI 370/293; 370/463; 340/310.06;
455/3.3
[58] Field of Search 340/310.01, 310.06,
340/310.02; 375/211, 214, 257, 258; 455/3.3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 3.1; 380/9; 370/276, 294, 295, 293, 492, 489, 445, 463
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[ii] Patent Number: 5,818,821 [45] Date of Patent: Oct. 6, 1998
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Primary Examiner—Chi H. Pham
Assistant Examiner—R. Ngo
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear,
LLP
[57] ABSTRACT
A universal local area network power line carrier repeater system and method provides: 1) LAN interlaces for converting high speed LAN data to high speed PLC data and high speed PLC data to high speed LAN data, 2) a high speed PLC data transceiver for exchanging PLC data with other repeaters, and 3) a repeater control system and method for arbitrating data communications on the power line medium among the plurality ol repeaters seeking access to said medium.
15 Claims, 27 Drawing Sheets
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