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Seminar Report on Electric Powerline Networking For A Smart Home 2013
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FEATURES
A power line network is having the following features,
No extra wiring and extra wire maintenance is required since it uses exciting electrical line it self for net working.
It uses standard outlet/plug. So it is possible to access the network everywhere at home.
It uses power outlet to let the users more easily relocate the PCs, switches, routers and print servers.
It is easy to connect with Ethernet switch or router to access internet or exciting home network.
It provides a 56-bit DES encryption for high security in data transfer.
It co-exists with current technology to protect previous investment. So customers will not have to discard their exciting network solutions.
It provides maximum 14Mbps bandwidth over standard home for sharing information, multimedia application and gaming.
Frequency band 4.3 to 20.9 MHz for low interference from other electrical appliances.
COMPARISON WITH OTHER NETWORKING STANDARDS
Establishing networks through power lines has mainly been viewed as a complimentary technology that reaches into areas of home not accessed by telephone outlets for HomePNA connections. Consider the case of Ethernet cables. This is most time consuming, labor intensive and costly method to set up a network. Unless you are technically inclined or know a friend who can pull the cables free, many consumers can spend an average of $2000 to wire their home with Ethernet cables. Another method of networking is using wireless (Wi-Fi) networking. Even though Wi-Fi seems to be more convenient, there are some major disadvantages of using this type of network. The main disadvantages are lack of distance, lack of stability, and lack of security. Wi-Fi can only reach up to 300ft in distance. It is also possible that another environment can disrupt the network. In addition, Wi-Fi does not offer a built-in security co there is any data encryption.
CONCLUSION
Power line networking technology promises to open up possibilities for new generations of applications and devices providing unprecedented benefits to the customers. With multiple outlets in almost every room, residential power lines are already the most pervasive network in the world. As the internet explodes, broadband explodes, broadband access expands and customers plug in new generation of electronic devices into the web.As the digital age continues the demand to send audio, video and Internet data to and around the home, office or other building increases continuously. The cost of installing wires to support this is expensive, disruptive and time consuming. Power lines present a cost effective, easy to adopt home networking solution customers around the globe. Many formidable obstacles stand in the way of achieving reliable very high speed data communications over the power line. The physical properties of electrical cabling, unpredictable noise and interference from numerous sources, heavy electrical load and the appliances connected sometime create technical obstacles to the use of power line as medium of networking. The ultimate goal of PLC network could be the ability to connect to the internet without dialing up to an ISP server, entirely using electrical wiring only. With a wide variety of devices connected to the network, system is able to share resources and information and to respond more appropriately Intellon’s Power Packet technology lends itself to functioning reliably in the harsh environments of the AC power line. Thus power line networking technology has a tremendous promise for the future.