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Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2015
Applicant:

Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;

Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/00 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H03H 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/54 (2013.01); H03H 7/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure describes a device, system, and techniques for separating power line communication (PLC) signals, produced by a PLC modem, from AC mains power, which powers the PLC modem. In some aspects a universal PLC splitter is described that includes an AC mains power input with a line connection, a neutral connection, and a protective earth connection, and a filter coupling the line connection, the neutral connection, and the protective earth connection of the AC mains power input to a line connector, a neutral connector, and a protective earth connector of a socket. The filter suppresses the PLC signals on the AC mains power connections, and provides AC mains power to the socket to power the PLC modem under test. The PLC signals from the PLC modem are coupled to test signal ports for connection to test instruments.


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