BIGMIKE
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join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA | reply to pnh102
Re: Gas Companies Smart to Avoid This
ya right LOL! Broadband over Plastic Gas Line, I like to see them try to get that to work.
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join:2003-11-01
Juana Diaz, PR | I did not read the source story but what I had in mind was running a fiber cable through existing gas pipes, not transmitting an actual signal through the space inside the pipe as people seem to think here. Did I miss something? |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| Uh, yes, you did.
The BiG (or BOGUS) proposals to date don't include fiber. While fiber in the gas pipe might make some sense in more urban environments to get to the building, in more rural or suburban environments it's hard to see the savings vs. burying fiber. Additionally, it would need to be bypassed around valves, meters, etc., which would be quite expensive.
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
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HDN
@cox.net
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Not all gas piping is plastic. It can be steel pipe, cast iron pipe, corrugated stainless steel tubing, aluminum alloy, copper or brass or plastic (typically thermosplastic). Although it's not the pipe material that matters with this BiG, it's the full spectrum of a radio wave in a closed system for the purpose of data transfer. I'm a plumber/pipefitter, not an EE, but my best friend is and he seems to think you can tune the wave to the piping, wave guiding it I see it called here. I hope it's true, though I doubt it. |
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