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GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

CHELAKKARA

Seminar Report On

BROADBAND OVER POWER LINE


Submitted by ABHISHEK.P.K

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER HARDWARE MAINTENANCE

2012- 2013

Seminar Report 2012-13

Broadband over Power Line

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ABSTRACT
The Internets proliferation has focused attention on the importance of providing widespread access to broadband services. Many studies show that such access can have profound positive socioeconomic impacts. Currently, however, broadband access is available to relatively few people worldwide. Broadband access has traditionally been provided via either DSL or cable. More recently, wireless and satellite broadband access has also gained significant momentum. Now, a thirdwiredoption is emerging: broadband over power lines (BPL).

Power

lines,

however,

were

designed

to

deliver

power,

not

communications, which poses three main hurdles for BPL. First, the variation in power line channel characteristics and performance over time and location must be appropriately considered. Second, measures must be put into place to ensure that BPL does not cause interference for the existing rightful owners of the spectrum. Third, the regulatory issues accompanying any new technology must be addressed.

As these hurdles are overcome, as standards mature, and as inexpensive standards-based equipment becomes more widely available, the concerns about the risks of BPL investment and deployment will gradually diminish. Then, the right business and deployment models will enable BPL to capture a significant portion of the thriving broadband market.

Department of CHM, Govt. Polytechnic College , Chelakkara

Seminar Report 2012-13

Broadband over Power Line

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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .. 4
1.1. BROADBAND ACCESS ALTERNATIVES .

4
1.1.1. DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL) BROADBAND OVER FASTER COPPER 5 1.1.2. FIBER . 6 1.1.3. COAXIAL .. 6 1.1.4. WIRELESS ... 7 CABLE TECHNOLOGIES

2. COMPONENTS OF BPL NETWORK ..... 11 3. HOW BPL WORKS ? ....................................................................... 12 4. TAXONOMY OF BPL . 16
4.1. ACCESS . 16 BPL

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BPL

17 4.1.2. HYBRID ACCESS BPL

. 17

4.2.

IN-HOUSE 18

BPL

5. CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT 19


5.1. ETHERNET HOME PLUG

.. 19 5.2. USB HOME PLUG

19

6. IMPETUS FOR BPL AS AN ACCESS TECHNOLOGY ... 20

6.1. 6.2.

HOMELAND SECURITY AND NETWORK BENEFITS 20 CONSUMER BENEFITS . 21


6.2.1. IS BPL TRULY A LOW COST ALTERNATIVE ? ..............

22
6.2.2. GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE AND AVAILABILITY

22
6.2.3. A BETTER-CONNECTED APPLIANCE ..

23
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Broadband over Power Line

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7. FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT 24
7.1. TECHNICAL 24
7.1.1. VENDOR SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURES .. 26

7.2.

REGULATORY - ISSUES AND CHALLENGES ..

30
7.2.1. INTERFERENCE AND RADIO STATIC .

32
7.2.2. UNIVERSAL SERVICE AND POLE ATTACHMENTS 33

8. DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT CAN BE OFFERED WITH BPL 39 9. GLOBAL BPL USAGE . 36 10. CONCLUSION ... 37 11. REFERENCE . 38

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Broadband over Power Line

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1. INTRODUCTION
There are two basic means of providing communications services: wireless or wireline. On the wireless side, the main hurdle is scarceness of radio frequency (RF) spectrum and the associated huge cost. Broadband over Power Line (BPL) is a technology that allows voice and Internet data to be transmitted over utility power lines. BPL is also sometimes called Power-line Communications or PLC. Many people use the terms PLC and BPL interchangeably. The FCC chose to use the term broadband over power line for consumer applications. In order to make use of BPL, subscribers use neither a phone, cable nor a satellite connection. Instead, a subscriber installs a modem that plugs into an ordinary wall outlet and pays a subscription fee similar to those paid for other types of Internet service. On top of this, there are the ongoing site rental or lease fees, which, on a nationwide basis, could translate to hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars annually. These factors make widespread usage of wireless broadband relatively difficult and expensive!

1.1. BROADBAND ACCESS ALTERNATIVES


Broadband access and services are delivered using a variety of technologies, network architectures and transmission methods. The most significant broadband technologies include: 1. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) 2. Fiber Technologies 3. Coaxial Cable 4. Wireless 5. BPL (Broadband Over Power Lines) The following is a brief description of each of the above referenced access technology.

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