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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
Siemens Schweiz Ag, Zurich, CH;
Kai Rohrbacher, Hünenberg, CH;
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A network switch with: Power-over-Ethernet ports to connect to twisted-pair wires and transmit signals with a data packet comprising a target address and direct-current electric power via the twisted-pair wires; a first Powerline Communication port to connect to a pair of line wires supplying alternating-current electric power and to transmit signals with a data packet via the pair of line wires; a controller; and a memory storing target addresses by data packet. The controller may: receive a signal from one of the Power-over-Ethernet ports or the Powerline Communication port; demodulate the inbound signal; produce a data packet from the demodulated inbound signal; determine the target address of the data packet; look up the determined target address; produce an outbound signal modulated for the target port; and send the modulated outbound signal to the target port.