A system for powerline networking has an external data source derived from a world wide networks of computers. A router is coupled to the external data source and a first datasource connection. A powerline network-apparatus including a second datasource connection is coupled to the first datasource connection. The apparatus includes a powerline device coupled to the second datasource connection and adapted to receive and transmit information in a first format from the second datasource connection and adapted to receive and transmit information in a second format. The apparatus also has a virtual local area network (VLAN) device including a first input/output port and a plurality of second input/output ports. A plurality of modem devices are coupled to the VLAN device respectively via the plurality of second input/output ports and also are respectively coupled to a plurality of powerlines capable of communicating information to and from the second datasource connection.
A powerline network system. An embodiment of the present invention provides a powerline network device. The device includes a first network interface connected to a data source, the first network interface being configured to receive network data in a first format. The device also includes a first powerline communication module configured to convert data from the first format to a second format. The device further includes a switch having an input port and N output ports, the input port being connected to the first powerline communication module. Also, the device includes a plurality of powerline communication modules, the plurality of power communication modules including a second powerline communication module and a third powerline communication module. Moreover, the device includes a first powerline coupler, the first powerline coupler being configured to couple a first data signal from the second powerline communication module to a first phase, a second phase, and a third phase of a powerline.
A system includes a power transformer device and a powerline box coupled to the transformer device, the powerline box including three lines including a first phase, a second phase, and a third phase. The three phases are derived from the power transformer device. The system has a powerline coupler coupled to the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase and a multichannel data communication device coupled to the powerline coupler. The system has a first and a second capacitors coupled to the first phase and a first length of wiring between the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The system has a third and a fourth capacitors coupled to the second phase and a second length of wiring. The system has a fifth and a sixth capacitors coupled to the third phase and a third length of wiring.
A system for powerline networking. The system has an external data source, which is derived from a world wide networks of computers. A router is coupled to the external data source and coupled to a first datasource connection. A powerline network switch apparatus is coupled to the first datasource connection. The apparatus has a second datasource connection, which is coupled to the first data source connection. The apparatus also has a powerline device coupled to the second datasource connection. Preferably, the powerline device is adapted to receive and transmit information in a first format from the second data source connection and adapted to receive and transmit information in a second format. The apparatus also has a virtual local area network device including a first input/output port and a plurality of second input/output ports. Each of the second input/output ports is numbered from 1 through N, where N is an integer greater than 1. A plurality of modem devices are coupled to the virtual local area network device. The plurality of modem devices are numbered from 1 through N, where each of the plurality of modem devices being coupled respectively to one of the plurality of second input/output ports and where each of the plurality of modem devices also being coupled to one of a plurality of power lines numbered from 1 through N, each of the power lines being capable of communicating information to and from the second data source connection.
A powerline network switch apparatus is coupled to a first datasource connection. The apparatus has a second datasource connection, which is coupled to the first data source connection. The apparatus also has a powerline device coupled to the second datasource connection. Preferably, the powerline device is adapted to receive and transmit information in a first format from the second data source connection and adapted to receive and transmit information in a second format. The apparatus also has a virtual local area network device including a first input/output port and a plurality of second input/output ports. Each of a plurality of modem devices is coupled respectively to one of the plurality of second input/output ports and each of the plurality of modem devices also being coupled to one of a plurality of power lines, capable of communicating information to and from the second data source connection.