Data communication over power lines

摘要

The present invention relates to a system for bi-directional communication within a power distribution system, the system configured to find an endpoint, the endpoint having an endpoint transceiver in electrical communication with a power distribution line, the power distribution line being within the power distribution system, the endpoint being identified by a unique I.D. The system comprises a substation transceiver electrically coupled to a power distribution line within the power distribution system, a substation circuit in electrical communication with the substation transceiver, the substation circuit programmed to map the unique I.D. for the endpoint to a base frequency within a bandwidth and to control the endpoint to transmit a find endpoint data packet onto the power distribution network, the find endpoint data packet including the unique I.D. and the base frequency, and to assign a status to the base frequency upon receiving a signal from the endpoint, the status indicating that the substation transceiver is receiving signals in the frequency bandwidth.