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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2006
Ju-han Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Ho-jeong You, Suwon-si, KR;
In-hwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-gi Chang, Seoul, KR;
Ju-Han Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Ho-Jeong You, Suwon-si, KR;
In-Hwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-Gi Chang, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for packet aggregation in a power line communication network (PLC) are provided. The method of aggregating packets includes: by performing a PLC channel estimation, determining whether or not a channel condition is good; if the channel condition is good, determining whether or not the data desired to be transmitted is suitable for packet aggregation according to the type of data; and if the channel condition is good and the data desired to be transmitted is suitable for the packet aggregation, aggregating packets of the data desired to be transmitted. Since a decision on whether or not to aggregate packets is determined according to a channel condition at a physical level and the type of data at an application level, packet aggregation can be performed in appropriate response to the frequently changing condition of a channel and the characteristic of the data desired to be transmitted.