Power Lines Spark Net Access

Rokenn · 01-16-2003, 04:36 PM

This is pretty cool. I remember hearing about this intially a couple of years ago. Would be pretty sweet if they could make it fly...

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Power Lines Spark Net Access

The FCC says the same power lines that bring electricity into
consumers' homes may soon become the next pathway for high-speed
Internet access.
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01-16-2003, 04:49 PM

Man, this would be so cool if they did it. But would it mean an extra use of electricity?

Lavindathar · 01-16-2003, 07:00 PM

COOL!!!!

What speed will that travel at?

The Hunter of Jahanna · 01-16-2003, 07:54 PM

I dont know how good this could be. There is a way to run a computer network through your house electricity lines. Unfortunately it is slow, unstable and completely unsecureable. The most minor power fluxuations can disrupt it and if your neighbor has a similar set up he can access your network as well as his own. How are they planing to get around these problems on an even larger scale?

Sir Krustin · 01-16-2003, 09:36 PM

I haven't read the article, but it has potential. The main drawbacks being that transformers isolate the network, so you would have to bridge that somehow. The main advantage being you don't need extra infrastructure to supply a communications channel.

My feeling is it wouldn't be worth it for the majority of "serious" computer users, but it might have potential to provide a free service to the poor. (Actually a major selling point, with todays society NOT having an internet connection is getting to be a liability)

Aragorn The Wise · 01-16-2003, 09:44 PM

wouldn't the electric signal in the cable cause for loss of bits during transmission?

Sir Krustin · 01-16-2003, 09:45 PM

The way it works is that it uses the 60hz waveform of the electricity as a carrier wave, the receiver reads the signal with an inductive pickup piggybacking on the power supply.

01-16-2003, 04:36 PM	#1
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 61 Posts: 2,193	This is pretty cool. I remember hearing about this intially a couple of years ago. Would be pretty sweet if they could make it fly... . . . . . . . Power Lines Spark Net Access The FCC says the same power lines that bring electricity into consumers' homes may soon become the next pathway for high-speed Internet access. . . . . . . . __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)

01-16-2003, 07:00 PM	#3
Lavindathar Harper Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Lancs, England Age: 40 Posts: 4,729	COOL!!!! What speed will that travel at? __________________ =@

01-16-2003, 07:54 PM	#4
The Hunter of Jahanna Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 25, 2001 Location: NY , NY Age: 64 Posts: 960	I dont know how good this could be. There is a way to run a computer network through your house electricity lines. Unfortunately it is slow, unstable and completely unsecureable. The most minor power fluxuations can disrupt it and if your neighbor has a similar set up he can access your network as well as his own. How are they planing to get around these problems on an even larger scale? __________________ \"How much do I love you?? I\'ll tell you one thing, it\'d be a whole hell of a lot more if you stopped nagging me and made me a friggin sandwich.\"

01-16-2003, 09:36 PM	#5
Sir Krustin Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Peterborough, ON, CANADA Age: 61 Posts: 1,394	I haven't read the article, but it has potential. The main drawbacks being that transformers isolate the network, so you would have to bridge that somehow. The main advantage being you don't need extra infrastructure to supply a communications channel. My feeling is it wouldn't be worth it for the majority of "serious" computer users, but it might have potential to provide a free service to the poor. (Actually a major selling point, with todays society NOT having an internet connection is getting to be a liability) __________________ If I say \"Eject!\" and you say \"Huh?\" - you\'ll be talking to yourself! - Maj. Bannister, <b>Steel Tiger</b>

01-16-2003, 09:44 PM	#6
Aragorn The Wise Manshoon Join Date: December 30, 2002 Location: USA Age: 40 Posts: 172	wouldn't the electric signal in the cable cause for loss of bits during transmission? __________________ <br />If TCP/IP handshaking was less formal, perhaps SYN/ACK would be YO!/SUP! instead...

01-16-2003, 04:49 PM	#2
SecretMaster Guest Posts: n/a	Man, this would be so cool if they did it. But would it mean an extra use of electricity?

01-16-2003, 09:45 PM	#7
Sir Krustin Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Peterborough, ON, CANADA Age: 61 Posts: 1,394	The way it works is that it uses the 60hz waveform of the electricity as a carrier wave, the receiver reads the signal with an inductive pickup piggybacking on the power supply. __________________ If I say \"Eject!\" and you say \"Huh?\" - you\'ll be talking to yourself! - Maj. Bannister, <b>Steel Tiger</b>

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