SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENABLING OPTIMAL COMMUNICATION OVER POWER LINES

摘要

A system, apparatus and method for communication signaling between sending terminals and receiving terminals over power lines, comprises a power level test message configuration unit associated with a respective sending terminal for configuring test signals to send to one or more of said receiving units to determine optimal transmission characteristics for communication between the terminals, the respective test signals being configured per transmission power level. A test message sending unit sends the configured test signals to the various neighboring terminals over the power lines, therefrom to determine optimal transmission power levels for transmission to the various neighboring units.