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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2020
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Kannan Srinivasan Athreya, Dublin, OH (US);
Wei Sun, Columbus, OH (US);
Bo Chen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vivek Sriram Yenamandra Guruvenkata, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
Power line communication (PLC) has significant benefits and advantages in comparison to wireless communication. By exploiting the power line infrastructure, PLC signals can cover a larger area and provide high speed data service without installation of new infrastructure, especially in remote rural areas where Ethernet is not available. A MIMO-based (multiple-input-multiple-output-based) power line communication structure (MU-MIMO-PLC) is described herein and exploits power line infrastructure to achieve MIMO communication and/or high data service. MU-MIMO-PLC exploits the spatiality of power line infrastructure and the multipath property of power line channel. MU-MIMO-PLC leverages these properties to achieve high data rates with MIMO technology. In one embodiment, a system for multi-user (MU) power line communication comprises a power line infrastructure; an access point connected to the power line infrastructure; and clients connected to the power line infrastructure, wherein the clients can communicate with the access point through the power line infrastructure simultaneously.