Rooiwal PLC Project
ROOIWAL PLC PROJECT ROOIWAL PLC PROJECT Presented by: Maarten van Helden Presented by: Maarten van Helden City of Tshwane Metropolitan City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Municipality Introduction Introduction ► ► What is PLC? What is PLC? ► ► Rooiwal Rooiwal ► ► The Project The Project ► ► Findings Findings ► ► The Way Forward The Way Forward What is PLC? What is PLC? ► ► Power Line Communication Power Line Communication ► ► Telecommunication over the Electricity Telecommunication over the Electricity Network: Network: ► ► Data Data ► ► Voice Voice ► ► No need for new telecom cables No need for new telecom cables ► ► LV PLC LV PLC – – 220V 220V ► ► MV PLC MV PLC – – 11kV 11kV 1 3 4 5 2 1 What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) ► ► Injector (HE) Injector (HE) – – Repeater Repeater – – Extractor (CPE) Extractor (CPE) ► ► Data Rates: Data Rates: ► ► 1 1 st st generation generation – – 1.5Mbps to 4.5Mbps 1.5Mbps to 4.5Mbps ► ► 2 2 nd nd generation generation – – 45Mbps 45Mbps ► ► 3 3 rd rd generation generation – – 200Mbps 200Mbps What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) Rooiwal Rooiwal ► ► 25 km North of Pretoria 25 km North of Pretoria ► ► Township/Village Township/Village – – 130 houses 130 houses ► ► Community Hall Community Hall ► ► Provincial Library Provincial Library ► ► Tshwane Property Tshwane Property ► ► Rooiwal Power Station workers Rooiwal Power Station workers [...]... The Project ► Why Rooiwal? ►Legislation – Tshwane Property ►Controlled Environment ► 10 Houses/Users – Later all 130 (Tender) ► Library ► Data, Voice and Video ► Optical Fiber Backbone ► Prove PLC as Last Mile technology Findings – Small pilot ► Uptake – Residents eager to partake ► Skeptical of technology . PLC? What is PLC? ► ► Rooiwal Rooiwal ► ► The Project The Project ► ► Findings Findings ► ► The Way Forward The Way Forward What is PLC? What is PLC? . cables ► ► LV PLC LV PLC – – 220V 220V ► ► MV PLC MV PLC – – 11kV 11kV 1 3 4 5 2 1 What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.) What is PLC? (cont.)