Understanding Broadband over Power Line explores all aspects of the emerging technology that enables electric utilities to provide support for high-speed data communications via their power infrastructure. This book examines the two methods used to connect consumers and businesses to the Internet through the utility infrastructure: the existing ele

For many years the electric utility companies have employed power lines to transmit signals in the tens of kHz range for the control of switches and relays on electric power transmission systems. The electric utility companies and internet providers have become interested in employing existing power lines for providing residential and commercial internet access, using frequencies from 1.6 to 30 MHz to attain data rates of 1 or more Mbits/s. Initially intended to provide high-speed internet service to consumers in rural areas, Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) is of great interest to service providers as power lines reach virtually every home and community in the country. A major concern with BPL is that the data signals impressed upon power transmission lines can emit disruptive electromagnetic interference (EMI) to communications and high frequency (HF) radar receivers residing in the 2-30 MHz band. The NRL Radar Division and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) Charleston were tasked by the Naval Sea Systems Command to determine what changes in the ambient background noise levels might result from a BPL installation.

Understanding Broadband over Power Line explores all aspects of the emerging technology that enables electric utilities to provide support for high-speed data communications via their power infrastructure. This book examines the two methods used to connect consumers and businesses to the Internet through the utility infrastructure: the existing ele

Broadband Over Power Lines (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Broadband Over Power Lines (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This document affirms the Commission's rules for Access Broadband over Power Line (Access BPL) systems. The Commission also makes certain minor modifications to improve and clarify the rules. These rules provide an appropriate balance between the dual objectives of providing for Access BPL technology that has potential applications for broadband and Smart Grid while protecting incumbent radio services against harmful interference. This book contains: - The complete text of the Broadband Over Power Lines (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section