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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz, Edinburgh, GB;
Juan Carlos Riveiro Insua, Barcelona, ES;
David Ruiz Lopez, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/935 (2013.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H04M 11/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/30 (2013.01); H04B 3/54 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5437 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5445 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5454 (2013.01); H04L 12/2838 (2013.01); H04M 11/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-network interface device includes a powerline communications interface and at least one other communications interface configured to communicate over a network. The network may comprise mediums including powerlines, telephone lines, and/or coaxial cables. In some embodiments, the powerline communications interface may communicate with a network apparatus, such as a personal computer, via an Ethernet interface. The multi-network interface device may communicate using multiple frequency bands.