Abstract: A system includes an analog front end (AFE) unit to be coupled to a power line network, and a controller coupled to the AFE unit. More specifically, the AFE unit is to receive a packet signal from the power line network wherein, based on a first gain parameter, the AFE unit is to amplify the received packet signal. The controller is configured to calculate a root-mean-square (RMS) power of the amplified packet signal. Further, the AFE unit is to calculate a second gain parameter based on the calculated RMS power of the amplified packet signal and the first gain parameter, wherein the second gain parameter is to be used to amplify the received packet signal instead of the first gain parameter.

Abstract: A system includes an analog front end (AFE) unit to be coupled to a power line network, and a controller coupled to the AFE unit. More specifically, the AFE unit is to receive a packet signal from the power line network wherein, based on a first gain parameter, the AFE unit is to amplify the received packet signal. The controller is configured to calculate a root-mean-square (RMS) power of the amplified packet signal. Further, the AFE unit is to calculate a second gain parameter based on the calculated RMS power of the amplified packet signal and the first gain parameter, wherein the second gain parameter is to be used to amplify the received packet signal instead of the first gain parameter.

Abstract: In a method for transmitting frames of data across a physical media that has a selective frequency response, a packet of data bytes is received by a media access (MAC) layer of a communication protocol from a local application for transmission to a remote receiver. The packet of data bytes is padded to from a padded packet of data bytes having a predetermined frame length, wherein the predetermined frame length is a frame length that is predetermined to provide correct transmission of a frame of data across the physical media that has a selective frequency response. The padded packet of data bytes is encoded by a physical (PHY) layer of the communication protocol to form multiple tone symbols. The multi-tone symbols are then transmitted on the physical media to the remote receiver.