| 摘要 |
HPNA MxU network for an MxU, the MxU including a plurality of HPNA LANs, each of the HPNA LANs operating according to a synchronous communication specification, each of the HPNA LANs including a plurality of nodes, one of the nodes within each HPNA LAN being a gateway node, a selected one of the nodes within each HPNA LAN being defined a LAN-master node, each HPNA LAN being coupled with a WAN via the respective gateway node, wherein communication lines within the HPNA LANs, directly coupled with the gateway nodes, are at least partially bound together, wherein the transmission direction within a selected HPNA LAN, by the respective gateway node, is defined downstream, wherein the transmission direction within a selected HPNA LAN, to the respective gateway node, is defined upstream, wherein the transmission direction within a selected HPNA LAN, between nodes other than the respective gateway nodes, is defined HN, wherein the LAN-master nodes allow the gateway nodes to transmit downstream signals during at least one time slot, and wherein the LAN-master nodes allow the nodes other than the gateway nodes to transmit upstream signals or HN signals, during at least another timeslot.
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