The present invention is directed to polyisocyanates and polyurethanes derived therefrom. In various embodiments, the present invention provides polyisocyanates, methods of making the polyisocyanates from fused bicyclic alcohols, polyurethanes, and methods of making the polyurethanes from the polyisocyanates.

The present invention relates to a method for line control of access network applied G.hn technology thereto, and access network multiplexer (GAM), access network terminal (GNT), and access network system using the method, which includes a domain master as a collection of G.hn nodes communicating with the end-point of the access network, a switch connecting the physical layer of G.hn specification with the multiple domain masters, and a controller controlling at least one of bandwidth, output, and signal to noise ratio (SNR) offset of the signal transmitted by at least one of the domain master and the end-point.

A receiver includes: an automatic gain controller (AGC) configured to receive an analog signal; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to receive an output from the AGC and to output a digitized signal, wherein a most significant bit of the digitized signal corresponds to a sliced data, and a least significant bit of the digitized signal corresponds to an error signal; and an adaptation unit configured to control the AGC, the ADC, or both the AGC and the ADC, based at least in part on the digitized signal to achieve a desired data digitization and data slicing.

A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.

The present invention is directed to polyisocyanates and polyurethanes derived therefrom. In various embodiments, the present invention provides polyisocyanates, methods of making the polyisocyanates from fused bicyclic alcohols, polyurethanes, and methods of making the polyurethanes from the polyisocyanates.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for detecting a condition that adversely affects a propagation of electromagnetic waves generated by the waveguide system on a surface of the transmission medium, and adjusting characteristics of the electromagnetic waves generated by the waveguide system to reduce adverse effects caused by the condition. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A power supply system and a connector, which can suppress occurrence of crosstalk between a power supply wire, and a control wire and an earth wire in a charging cable that includes the power supply wire, the control wire and the earth wire at the time of connecting a power supplying device with a vehicle having a power storage device to be supplied with power from the power supplying device via the power supply wire and the earth wire to be used for supplying power and the control wire for transmitting a control signal to be used for power supply control of the power storage device, are provided. The ratio of the winding number of a primary coil connected with at least one of the control wire and the earth wire to the winding number of a secondary coil connected with a communication unit that sends and receives a communication signal is set at 1/N (N>1) in a system which satisfies VnC>VnL or is set at N (N>1) in a system which satisfies VnC<VnL.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a surveying system operable to receive a plurality of electromagnetic waves via a guided wave transceiver that include environmental data collected via a plurality of sensors at a plurality of remote sites. Weather pattern data is generated based on the environmental data. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A system for receiving and processing signals received from a plurality of endpoints. Each endpoint includes an endpoint transmitter in electrical communication with a power distribution line within a power distribution system. The system comprises a power line coupler. A substation receiver is in electrical communication with the power line coupler. A substation circuit is in electrical communication with the substation transceiver. The substation circuit is configured to simultaneously demodulate signals received from the plurality of different endpoints.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, different groups of network devices mounted on utility poles. The different groups of network devices can be arranged along different paths. A communication path for transmitting wireless signals can alternate between the different groups of network devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.