Transcript BPL and Radio Services - American Radio Relay League

American Radio
Relay League
The National Association for
Amateur Radio
When All Else Fails . . . Amateur Radio
7 July 2015
Broadband Over Power Line
(BPL) and Radio Services
Ed Bruette, N7NVP
ARRL Section Manager - Western WA
WA State RACES Officer
P.O. Box 73
Silverdale, WA 98383-0073
[email protected]
360-698-0917
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
BPL
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
PLC?
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
FCC Notice of Inquiry
• On April 28, 2003, the FCC released an NOI
requesting comments and reply comments on
primarily technical issues regarding BPL. The
FCC sought information and data on the
relevant technology.
• In addition, the FCC sought comment on
whether it should change the part 15 rules, 47
CFR § 15, to allow for the legal and feasible
deployment of BPL.
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
American Public Power Assoc.
• 'Given the tremendous potential of BPL to
provide an advanced technology that utilizes
additional facilities based mechanisms for
providing services the burden should be
imposed on challengers to BPL to
demonstrate interference in a fact based,
empirical proof.
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
APPA (cont.)
• Further, to the extent that interference is
demonstrated, there should be an attempt to
accommodate BPL, even if it means that
existing communications providers may
have to share or transfer bandwidth.'
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Ed Bruette, N7NVP
WWA Section Manager, ARRL
BPL Is Regulated by FCC
Part 15
• Carrier-current must meet limits for intentional
emitters
• Non-interference stipulated in part 15
• Manufacturer responsible for FCC authorization
and maximum limits
• Operator responsible for harmful interference
• Both are important to mitigate possible harmful
interference
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
Harmful Interference
• Defined as the repeated disruption of
radio communications or any disruption
of certain emergency communications
services
• From broadband device (BPL) will
interfere with entire band(s)!
• Will occur for entire length of line in
areas where access BPL is deployed!
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
Potential Spectrum Loss
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
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BPL Could Interfere With:
• Emergency
management
• National Guard
• US Coast Guard
• U.S. Military
• Fire Departments
• Law Enforcement
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CAP
FAA
FEMA
NASA
Voice of America
TV stations
Low Power FM
Broadcast Stations
Ed Bruette, N7NVP
WWA Section Manager, ARRL
BPL Could Also Interfere
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Radio astronomy
Amateur Radio services
Disaster communication networks
Land, fixed, mobile services
Military Affiliate Radio Systems (Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force)
• Citizens band
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
Worldwide Problem
• BPL was extensively studied in Japan and
rejected
• Trials continue in Europe
• Multiple interference complaints have been
documented
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
Organizations Voicing Concern
About BPL Interference
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FEMA
NTIA
National short-wave listener associations
Short-wave broadcasters
Electronic-equipment manufacturers
GE Medical
Aeronautical
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
The Consumer
• Consumers probably will not be aware of the
documented interference potential
• Early subscribers may be subjected to
needless system problems due to the
deployment of technology that has yet to be
properly tested
• Hams at risk
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
NTIA Comment
“Notwithstanding BPL’S Potential
Benefits, The Commission Must Ensure That
Other Communications Services, Especially
Federal Government Operations, Are
Adequately Protected From Unacceptable
Interference.”
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NTIA’s Latest Filings
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Rejects the idea of BPL ID
Excludes some freqs for aeronautics
Coastal station exclusion zones
Coordination areas around National Radio
Quiet Zones
• No other protections are mentioned!
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
What’s Happening in WA
• Olympia
• Chelan/Douglas
• Spokane
• Walla Walla – Columbia Energy
• New Satty – 32 spot beams
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
Canadian Magazine TCA
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
Video
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
FCC Action
• 6100+ Comments
• 14 Oct. – Report and Order from OET
• About 2 weeks later the R&O is expected on
the street
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
How YOU Can Help
• Join the ARRL if you are not currently a
member
• Contribute to the Spectrum Defense Fund
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WWA Section Manager, ARRL
More Information
Ed Hare, W1RFI
ARRL Laboratory Manager
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111
[email protected]
860-594-0318
• http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc
• http://www.arrl.org/~ehare/bpl/hyperlinks.html
• http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/part15.html
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Ed Bruette, N7NVP
WWA Section Manager, ARRL