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Power-Line

Broadband "in the sticks"
The Chelan County Public Utility District tests "broadband over power line" (or BPL) in the first use in Washington state of this emerging technology.

Broadband's Power-line Push
This CNET article covers some recent political moves in the BPL (Broadband over Power Line) industry and outlines some of the pros (such as ubiquity) and cons (current technical limits and radio interference for example) in the field.

EU Launches Power Line Net Initiative
The EU puts its support behind powerline technology.

How Power-line Networking Works
HowStuffWorks.com article which discusses the "hows" of powerline networking.

Power line communications
Answers.com describes what PLC is, the types of PLC technology, and how it is deployed.

Power Line Local Area Networking (links)
Various article on powerline networking on the IEEE Communications Society web site.

Power Line Local Area Networking (editorial)
Discussion on the advance of powerline LANs.

Powerline World
Powerline World is a global online community facilitating the development and deployment of powerline Communications (P.L.C.) products and services.

Times Power Line Data Communications
Thesis from a student at the University of Saskatchewan that “develops a power line communication protocol that coordinates transmissions and uses only the predictable times of lower noise.”

United Power Line Council
Driving the development of broadband over power lines for electrical utilities and their partners.

US Surfers Skeptical of Broadband Over Powerline
Article discusses skepticism that broadband via the power companies grid will effectively compete with Cable and DSL in the near future.

 

 
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