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Broadband Broadband Powerline Powerline (BPL) (BPL) Lon Mills Lon Mills TCM 268 TCM 268 Professor Harper Professor Harper

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Broadband PowerlineBroadband Powerline(BPL)(BPL)

Lon Mills Lon Mills

TCM 268TCM 268

Professor Harper Professor Harper

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Overview Overview

History History How it worksHow it works Advantages / Disadvantages Advantages / Disadvantages Comparison of Cost Comparison of Cost Future Future

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History History

Around for over 80 years Around for over 80 years TelemetryTelemetry Remote connectionsRemote connections Fiber link (1990)Fiber link (1990)

Europe Deployment Europe Deployment 2003 FCCs NOI2003 FCCs NOI 2004 Bush’s recommendation 2004 Bush’s recommendation HomePlug Alliance HomePlug Alliance

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How BPL WorksHow BPL Works

Radio Frequency (RF) injected on Radio Frequency (RF) injected on power line power line High Voltage (HV) Medium Voltage (MV) High Voltage (HV) Medium Voltage (MV)

Low Voltage (LV) Low Voltage (LV) Perfect systemPerfect system

Three Architecture for Access BPLThree Architecture for Access BPL MV to LV (OFDM)MV to LV (OFDM) MV to WiFi or RF to LVMV to WiFi or RF to LV MV to LV (DSSS)MV to LV (DSSS)

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BPL: Architectural BPL: Architectural ConfigurationsConfigurations

HYBRIDMV LINE

/WI-FI

B

WI-FIMODEMS

WI-FI BRIDGEMV TO SUBSCRIBER

HVTRANSMISSION

SYSTEM

HOMEPLUG OR BPLMODEMS

SUBSTATION ROUTER TO MV LINE

MV COUPLER

MV/ LVWIRELINE

BPL

A

BRIDGE MV-LV

INTERNET& OTHER

SERVICESHYBRIDLV LINE/MMDS

C

HOMEPLUGOR BPL

MODEMS

MMDS BRIDGEMV TO SUBSCRIBER

INTERNET& OTHERSERVICES

MMDS RADIOTOWER

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BPL: Architectural BPL: Architectural Configurations (cont.)Configurations (cont.)

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-Fiber

-MV Three Phase

-MV Single Phase

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Advantages Advantages

Where Power is - there is a NetworkWhere Power is - there is a Network Remote access for rural areasRemote access for rural areas Structured wiring already in placeStructured wiring already in place MV to LV provides hardwire security MV to LV provides hardwire security

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Disadvantages Disadvantages

Transformers Transformers Security for WiFi connections Security for WiFi connections Office / Apartment Buildings Office / Apartment Buildings Noise distortion Noise distortion Availability Availability

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Comparison Cost Comparison Cost

DSL DSL $39.95 per month$39.95 per month 3 Mbps Downstream 1.5 Upstream3 Mbps Downstream 1.5 Upstream

Cable Cable $29.95 per month$29.95 per month 5 Mbps Downstream 3 Mbps Upstream5 Mbps Downstream 3 Mbps Upstream

BPLBPL $28.95 per month$28.95 per month Range from 3 to 11 Mbps Upstream and Range from 3 to 11 Mbps Upstream and

DownstreamDownstream

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Future Future

West Florida Electric Cooperative in West Florida Electric Cooperative in Graceville, Florida Graceville, Florida 80 Mbps80 Mbps 50 Mbps at physical layer50 Mbps at physical layer

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co in Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan New chip setNew chip set 170 Mbps – Faster than Ethernet170 Mbps – Faster than Ethernet

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The NetworkThe Network

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In Home BPLIn Home BPL

X10X10

LonMarkLonMark

DemoDemo

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Thank You Thank You

Question?Question?

Comments?Comments?

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ReferencesReferences Broadband over Powerline (BPL) Communications. (2005, March 18). Broadband over Powerline (BPL) Communications. (2005, March 18). Current Current

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Lamb, G. (2005, August 15). Electrifying internet access. Lamb, G. (2005, August 15). Electrifying internet access. CBS News.CBS News. Retrieved Retrieved September 21, 2005, from September 21, 2005, from http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/15/tech/main779132.shtmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/15/tech/main779132.shtml

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Malowanchuk, B. (2005, April, 20). BPL interference: fact or fiction?. Malowanchuk, B. (2005, April, 20). BPL interference: fact or fiction?. Manioba Manioba Hydro.Hydro. Retrieved September 21, 2005, from Retrieved September 21, 2005, from http://www.nlrs.org/Aurora-2005/Presentations/VE4MA/BPL_UTC_5_Rev_1.ppt#37http://www.nlrs.org/Aurora-2005/Presentations/VE4MA/BPL_UTC_5_Rev_1.ppt#37

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ReferencesReferences NRTC Update. (2005, June). NRTC Update. (2005, June). National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative.National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative.

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