A Survey on BPL Communications Standards

BPL technology, also known as broadband over power lines communications, uses the electrical power grid as the transmission medium, as well as the most advanced communications technology to provide high speed broadband services such as Internet access, telephony, data, etc., over the low and medium voltage distribution grid. A key issue of this technology is that no new wires need to be installed in the last mile. In addition, using the existing power grid as a transmission medium makes it possible to send and receive data through standard power sockets, and it could also be a cost-effective solution compared to other communications systems because it uses the existing power grid infrastructure.