Hi All.

I've been asked to help with a bit of background research for an idea
a friend of mine had. He wants to do some data over powerline
transmissions. This isn't long distance (it would be within the same
building). A few years ago I would have said that it wasn't going to
be that possible, but with the number of broadband over powerline
devices and the plethora of home networking extenders that use power
lines, maybe things have changed?

I've been doing some searching around, but as with most things network
related, I'm not finding a ton of really useful info out there. Then
again, maybe I'm just missing it. His specs aren't too demanding.
Speed is somewhere between 100-300kpbs. Might be able to tolerate
lower.  Bi-directionality is a plus. Low cost is also a consideration,
so if there are expensive transformers or the like involved, that
might not be too good.

I'm going to keep searching, but if anyone has any pointers, even just
to manufacturers that do this kind of stuff, I'd appreciate it!

Thanks,

Josh
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