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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Rami Verbin, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Ilan Reuven, Ramat Gan, IL;
Reuven Franco, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sigma Designs Israel S.D.I. Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/542 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5408 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for a network device of a powerline communications network includes selecting between a default preamble signal and a network-specific preamble signal specific to the network but not to a neighboring network and transmitting at least user data in conjunction with the selected preamble signal. Another method for a network device of a powerline communications network includes tuning a sensor to detect network-specific preamble signals specific to the network but not to a neighboring network and receiving at least user data associated with the preamble signals.