BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM - POWERLINE TEST REPORT

• NCJ Number: 42421
• Author(s): T P CHLEBOUN; J DINGER; C EATOUGH; D ROWE
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 72 pages
• Contract Number(s): 44368-V; J-LEAA-025-73
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: GTE Sylvania, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS THE POWERLINE TESTING DONE IN THE BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM PROJECT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN NECESSARY DATA IN A REAL ENVIRONMENT BEFORE A FINAL SELECTION OF A POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNIQUE WAS MADE.

Abstract

THIS PROJECT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FUNDING OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION. POWERLINE TESTING WAS DONE TO PROVIDE EMPIRICAL SUPPORT OF A PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED STUDY TO DETERMINE THE BEST POWERLINE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE TO BE APPLIED TO THE BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM BEING DEVELOPED IN THIS PROJECT. A VARIETY OF TESTS WERE CONDUCTED, THE DATA WERE ANALYZED, AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS LINK WERE DETERMINED. IN THIS REPORT, AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE POWERLNE TEST EFFORT IS FIRST PROVIDED. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY AN OUTLINE OF THE TEST OBJECTIVES, A REVIEW OF THE METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE TESTS, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST CONDUCT ITSELF. THE FINAL SECTIONS OF THE REPORT DISCUSS THE TEST RESULTS AND THE APPLICATION OF THOSE RESULTS TO THE BURGLARY ALARM SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN. FOR A RELATED REPORT, SEE NCJ-42422. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...DMC