Broadband over Power Line (BPL): An Emerging Technology for Bangladesh ()
Md. Belayat Hossain,
Mir Toufikur Rahman,
Omar Asif,
Md. Ashfaqur Rahman,
Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury
Department of APECE, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Department of EEE, Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Department of EEE, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Department of ETE, Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Department of ETE, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
DOI: 10.4236/ijcns.2014.79036
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Abstract
Broadband
over Power Line (BPL) is an alternative means of providing high-speed Internet
access, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and other broadband services to
homes and businesses by using the existing medium voltage (MV) and low voltage
(LV) power lines. This paper provides a comprehensive understanding about BPL
with its implementation prospects. In
this context, the existing power grid infrastructures are discussed
elaborately. BPL system functionality with its components and its benefits over
other access technologies is also pointed out. Implementation scenarios for
various deployment options are illustrated here. The different implementation
challenges for BPL system, such as the characteristics of power lines,
attenuation problem, noise, potential interference with the other radio
frequencies are also presented with their remedies. Comparative analysis
between several broadband
access technologies shows the feasibility of BPL deployments all over the
world.
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Hossain, M. , Rahman, M. , Asif, O. , Rahman, M. and Chowdhury, M. (2014) Broadband over Power Line (BPL): An Emerging Technology for Bangladesh.
International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences,
7, 346-354. doi:
10.4236/ijcns.2014.79036.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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