18460837. DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS simplified abstract (Texas Instruments Incorporated)

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DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS

Organization Name

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor(s)

Badri N. Varadarajan of Mountain View CA (US)

Anand Dabak of Plano TX (US)

II Han Kim of Allen TX (US)

DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18460837 titled 'DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a power line communication (PLC) transmitter that uses forward error correction (FEC) encoding, fragmenting, fragment repetition encoding, and interleaving techniques to improve data transmission on a power line.

  • The PLC transmitter includes a FEC encoder that adds parity information to payload data to create an encoded output.
  • The encoded output is then segmented into multiple fragments by a fragmenter.
  • A fragment repetition encoder copies each fragment a selected number of times to increase data reliability.
  • The copies of the fragments are interleaved by an interleaver for transmission on a power line.

Potential Applications

  • Power line communication systems
  • Smart grid technology
  • Home automation systems
  • Industrial control systems

Problems Solved

  • Data transmission errors and losses on power lines
  • Improving reliability and efficiency of power line communication
  • Enhancing the performance of smart grid and automation systems

Benefits

  • Improved data transmission reliability on power lines
  • Increased efficiency and performance of power line communication systems
  • Enhanced reliability and functionality of smart grid and automation technologies


Original Abstract Submitted

In a disclosed embodiment, a power line communication (PLC) transmitter includes a forward error correction (FEC) encoder that receives payload data and adds parity information to the data to create an encoded output, a fragmenter that receives the encoded output from the FEC encoder and segments the encoded output into a plurality of fragments, a fragment repetition encoder that receives the plurality of fragments from the fragmenter and copies each of the fragments a selected number of times, and an interleaver that receives the copies of the plurality of fragments from the fragment repetition encoder and interleaves the copies of the plurality of fragments for transmission on a power line.

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