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In Broadband Over Power Lines, you'll learn ...
- How Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) technology works
- The three different network architectures used by BPL equipment vendors
- Why implementation of BPL is more difficult in the U.S. compared to Europe
- BPL regulatory issues in the U.S.
Overview
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 4 PDH
Length: 48 pages
This 4-hour course explains how the Nation’s electric power grid could be used to deliver broadband internet service to every home or business that receives electricity. Broadband over Power Lines is a new technology that may be able to compete with CATV and DSL services and is poised to provide a third alternative for internet service.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define broadband over power lines (BPL).
- Describe the current status of broadband delivery in the U.S.
- Distinguish between access BPL and in-house BPL.
- Identify the different BPL architectures.
- Describe the equipment used to deploy BPL.
- Compare the different potential BPL business models.
- Explain the regulatory issues facing BPL providers.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 25 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 4 PDH
Length: 48 pages
