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The
Ninth IASTED International Conference on
POWER AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
~ PES 2007 ~
January 3 – 5, 2007
Clearwater, Florida, USA
Panel
Session
Multimedia
PLC LANs and Broadband Over Powerlines (BPL)
Dr.
Haniph A. Latchman
University of Florida, USA
latchman@qcslink.com
Objective
To present recent global developments using power distribution
lines in-home for high speed multimedia networking as well
as in using MV and LV powerlines as a solution to the last
mile problem, namely for Broadband Over Powerline Internet
Access. The latter application also has significant implications
for the Intelligent Grid and utility applications such as
automatic meter reading (AMR). The session will also stimulate
discussions on competing technologies such as wireless solutions
in these application areas.
Sample
questions or issues that will be addressed by the panel
- What are
the present capabilities of PLC in terms of throughput
and coverage in typical homes in the USA and Europe?
- What standardization
efforts are there to ensure interoperability of PLC and
BPL solutions?
- How does
BPL and PLC compete with wireless and other technologies?
- What experience
has there been with BPL deployments?
- How does BPL
enable and enhance AMR and the Intelligent Grid?
Biography
of the Session Organizer
 Dr.
Haniph A. Latchman is Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering at the University of Florida. He received
his Ph.D. from Oxford University in 1986 and his Bachelor
of Science degree (First Class Honors) from the University
of The West Indies-Trinidad and Tobago, in 1981. Dr. Latchman
is a Rhodes Scholar and a Senior Member of the IEEE and
has published in over 115 technical journal articles and
conference proceedings and supervised 17 Ph.D. and 35 MS
students. Dr. Latchman has received numerous teaching and
research awards, including the University of Florida Teacher
of the Year Award and the IEEE 2000 Undergraduate Teaching
Award. He is the author of the books Computer Communication
Networks and the Internet, published by McGraw Hill;
Linear Control Systems - A First Course, published
by John Wiley; and Control Systems Analysis and Design,
A Laboratory Manual and Handbook, published by John
Wiley. Dr. Latchman conducts research, teaches, and consults
in the areas of control and communication systems and networks.
Panel
Members
Prof. Haniph A. Latchman, ECE, UF[Chair]
Prof. Richard Newman, CISE, UF
Dr. Karikeya Tripathi, Current Technologies
Dr. Srinivas Katar, Intellon Corporation
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