Review Questions

1:What is the key technological limitation of PLC?
2:Which factors allow PLC despite the EMI from electrical lines?
3:Describe the interface requirements for PLC at the customer premises.
4:Describe OFDM modulation and state the advantages of OFDM over other schemes.
5:What are the key impairments for PLC in the last mile?
6:Discuss a PLC network layout from an RBOC perspective.
7:PLC is a more suited for which of the following and why?

  1. High rises

  2. Dispersed homes

  3. Clustered communities

  4. Campus environments

  5. High-bandwidth applications

8:Describe the management challenge of a PLC network from a bandwidth-provisioning perspective.
9:What are the main features of SNMP that affect PLC networks?
10:Discuss HomePlug 1.0 and summarize your thoughts ...

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