| 摘要 |
A communications apparatus comprises a first medium interface circuit for communicating data over a power line, a first medium access controller, having a first MAC address, for controlling the first medium interface circuit, an 802.11 compliant second medium interface circuit for wireless data communications, a second medium access controller, having a second MAC address, for controlling the second medium interface circuit, and a communications medium access controller configured to apportion data for simultaneous communication over the wireless and power line media. The first medium interface circuit and the second medium interface circuit are linked at the layer II level of the OSI model. A network of said devices is also disclosed, the network possibly including device connected via only one of the media.
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