April 2004 | Technical Report NTIA TR-04-413
Potential Interference from Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) Systems to Federal Government Radiocommunications at 1.7–80 MHz: Phase 1 Study Volumes I and II
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Brent L. Bedford, Alakananda Paul, and James C. Richards, “Potential Interference from Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) Systems to Federal Government Radiocommunications at 1.7–80 MHz: Phase 1 Study Volumes I and II,” Technical Report NTIA TR-04-413, April 2004.
Abstract: The objectives of this technical study are to define interference risks from operation of BPL systems under field strength limits and associated compliance measurement procedures specified in Part 15 of the Commissions rules, identify interference risk mitigation techniques that may be employed by BPL manufacturers and system operators and, if appropriate, recommend modifications to Part 15 provisions that will reduce the interference risks. This Report contains two Volumes. Volume I presents the main text and Volume II contains appendixes that provide additional detail and backup information that is fully summarized in Volume I.
The measurements and studies underlying this report were performed by NTIA’s Spectrum Engineering and Analysis Division (SEAD) and Institute for Telecommunication Sciences. A total of 20 NTIA personnel contributed substantially to this report and the underlying studies. These individuals are named in the Acknowledgements.
Keywords: interference; RF; radio frequency; Broadband over Power Line; BPL; interference risk mitigation
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