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Broadband PowerlineBroadband Powerline(BPL)(BPL)
Lon Mills Lon Mills
TCM 268TCM 268
Professor Harper Professor Harper
Overview Overview
History History How it worksHow it works Advantages / Disadvantages Advantages / Disadvantages Comparison of Cost Comparison of Cost Future Future
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
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)
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
BPL: Architectural BPL: Architectural Configurations (cont.)Configurations (cont.)
-Fiber
-MV Three Phase
-MV Single Phase
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
Disadvantages Disadvantages
Transformers Transformers Security for WiFi connections Security for WiFi connections Office / Apartment Buildings Office / Apartment Buildings Noise distortion Noise distortion Availability Availability
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
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
The NetworkThe Network
In Home BPLIn Home BPL
X10X10
LonMarkLonMark
DemoDemo
Thank You Thank You
Question?Question?
Comments?Comments?
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