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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2012
Shu Du, San Jose, CA (US);
Anand G. Dabak, Plano, TX (US);
Xiaolin LU, Plano, TX (US);
Ii Han Kim, Dallas, TX (US);
Shu Du, San Jose, CA (US);
Anand G. Dabak, Plano, TX (US);
Xiaolin Lu, Plano, TX (US);
II Han Kim, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for channel selection in power line communications (PLC) are described. In some embodiments, a method may include defining a plurality of frames, each frame having a plurality of time slots. The method may also include assembling a pair of beacon and bandscan packets within each of time slot of each frame. The method may further include sequentially transmitting each of the frames over a corresponding one of a plurality of different frequency bands. In some implementations, each bandscan packet may include a slot index indicating a position of its time slot within its respective frame and/or a band index indicating one of the plurality of different frequency bands. In response to having transmitted the plurality of frames, the method may include receiving one or more packets indicating a selection of one or more of the plurality of different frequency bands to be used in subsequent communications.
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