Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Gigabit Transfer Rates Over Power Lines?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the existing-infrastructures-recycled dept.

nomrniceguy writes "Penn State engineers, Pouyan Amirshahi and Mohsen Kavehrad, estimated in a research paper released Wednesday that their system could deliver data at close to one gigabit per second over medium-voltage electrical lines in ideal conditions, with speeds of hundreds of megabits per second available to home users. Their system would uses repeaters placed every one kilometer, (0.62 miles) and requires power lines to have been modified to reduce interference with the data signals. The engineers said their estimates were based on computer models, and that the data speeds available in a real-world version would depend on how many repeaters a power company used."

2 of 299 comments (clear)

  1. Re:ENOUGH ABOUT RFI!!! by justins · · Score: 0, Redundant
    If you guys won't RTFA fine, but at least read the summary. This scheme includes modifications of the lines to eliminate the interference problems.

    Now debate the costs of replacing the lines, debate the speed, debate whether it's ethical to send nude shots of your gf over the same lines the power Grandma's toaster. But for the love of god quite repeating the same damn statement about RFI again and again!

    That's the stupidest thing on earth. You really think a Yahoo news article presents a meaningful technical analysis? You're getting bent out of shape because people won't heed Yahoo News?

    Mmmmmkay.
    --
    Now before I get modded down, I be to remind whoever might read this that what I am saying is FACT. - bogaboga
  2. Re:BPL is a bad idea by unFKNreal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    mod up the above post!!!

    Hey I'm all for having broadband everywhere, but BPL is a bad way of doing it. Please read the above URL!