Understanding Broadband Over Power Line (Hardcover)

Understanding Broadband over Power Lines
Overview
Fundamental Concepts
Competitive Internet Access Technologies

Power Line Operations
Understanding Electricity
Electricity Distribution

Data over Power Line Operations
BPL System Architecture
Transmission Methods, Modulation Techniques, and
Network Access

Interference and FCC Action
BPL Interference
The Regulatory Effort

BPL in the Home and Office
The HomePlug Standard
Working with Power line Adapters
HomePlug AV
IEEE Wireless LANs

Equipment Vendors and Field Trials
Equipment Vendors
BPL Field Trials

Evolving Standards and Organizing Bodies
IEEE Standards
Other Standards and Organizations to Note

The Future of BPL
Challenges Facing BPL
Predicting the Future