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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Joon-hee Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Ju-han Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jun-hae Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power line communication (PLC) method includes determining whether a destination communication apparatus to receive a data packet can directly communicate without using a repeater, transmitting the data packet to the destination communication apparatus when the destination communication apparatus can directly communicate without using the repeater, and transmitting the data packet to the repeater when the destination communication apparatus cannot directly communicate without using the repeater, and a power line communication (PLC) apparatus to perform the method.