LARGE-SCALE DATA ACQUISITION AND SCADA APPLICATIONS OVER POWER LINE NETWORKS

A system that enables narrow band power line communication to be used for data acquisition applications over large areas, such as a district or a town, is presented in its design and architecture. We present the capabilities of the system, which include the possibility to use existing applications and field-level equipment and extend their communication ability to the wide-area power line network. The core of the communication system is designed to employ not only power line communication, but also other communication channels.