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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2007
Tat Keung Chan, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Songly Mu, Salida, CA (US);
Tat Keung Chan, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Songly Mu, Salida, CA (US);
Asoka USA Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
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 has a powerline device coupled to the second datasource connection. 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 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.