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Home > FP6 Projects > OPERA
 OPERA
Short description of OPERA Project: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opera is the Open PLC European Research Alliance for new generation PLC integrated network. OPERA is a R&D Project with a budget of about 20 Million Euros, including a funding of 9 Million Euros from the European Commission (DG Information Society, IST Programme). PLC, Power Line Communication, is a technology able to use the current electricity networks for data transmission purposes, allowing any user connected to the power grid to enjoy a number of services (Internet, telephony, TV, etc...) easily and avoiding expensive and pollutant new wiring. This desirable technology has not been properly developed up to now. The main objective of the present Project is to perform the necessary research, demonstration and dissemination at an European scale in order to overcome the obstacles for the PLC technology, allowing European citizens to enjoy its advantages. The scientific and technological objectives of the Project are summarised hereafter: - Improve current Power Line Communication (PLC) systems - covering low voltage (LV) as well as medium voltage (MV) PLC system and looking at bandwidth, reach, ease of operation, EMC (electromagnetic compatibility), network management, channel modelling. Objectives relate to conditioning the power grid (using couplers and filters) and improving PLC equipment, - Develop optimal solutions for connection of the PLC access networks to the backbone networks. The objective in this area is to create well-adapted backbone solutions (LMDS, satellite, MV PLC, etc.). The main aim is to reach all end users independently of where they are, - Develop "ready to sell services" over PLC technology and design or improve low cost user terminals.
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