Party Line System type PLS100

•Introduction to PLS100.

•Block diagram of PLS100.

•Photograph of PLS100.

•Product Features.
•How PLS100 reduces no of PLC links ?

•Typical application with Power Line Carrier System.

•Actual Application in Gujarat Electricity Board.

•Typical Application with Fiber Optic System as EOW/Conf.

•Actual Application In Indian Railways.

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 Introduction to PLS100.
The PLS100 design is a partyline system with selective calling / all calling
facility using inband dialing.

It can be used as a conference equipment with directions East, West and

North using a 4-way amplifier. This can be used with the traditional Power
Line Carrier Systems.

Additionally it can also accommodate optional 64 KBPS digitiser cards so

that it can be connected to the V.11 / 64KBPS interface of Digital
Communication Equipment such as Fox-U of ABB.

It is intended that the system should use a standard 2-wire telephone

with only DTMF dialing. Hence the client can also change the telephone
instrument if he so desires.

It is available in Table Top or 19”rack version which can be mounted in the

same cubicle as PLC or Fox using existing 48VDC supply.

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 Block diagram of PLS100.

Direction North

3 Nos. optional V.11/64KB digital ports

Direction West V.11 port 1 V.11 port 2 V.11 port 3 Direction East

ADC+DAC ADC+DAC ADC+DAC

3 Nos. 4W ports

4-Way Amplifier Speaker

DTMF Receiver

2W Tel. Interface

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 Photograph of PLS100.

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 Product Features.
- Reduces the number Communication equipments due to shared omnibus channel.
- Channel / Any station is always available.
- 4 way bridging amplifier allows connection to 3 external directions.
- Linear or Star / T-networks are possible.
- 2 digit DTMF dialing is possible using any ordinary DTMF telephone.
- Ring back tone is possible which can be disabled.
- Group i.e. All station dialing is possible.
- Additional speaker monitoring is possible.
- Full-duplex voice.
- Though freq. range is 0.3 to 3.6kHz, it works satisfactorily with 2 KHz
transmission bandwidth also.
- Can be directly connected to any 4 wire equipment.
- 4 wire level adjustment is possible viz. –3.5dB + 4dB.
- Optional but built-in ADCs allow connection on V.11 / 64KB ports.
- Much cheaper compared to an EPAX.
- Practically little or no maintenance required.
- Works on standard 48VDC power supply.

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 How PLS100 reduces no of PLC links ?

While using PLC with Standard EPAX & dedicated trunks.

Stn.1 Stn.2 Stn.3 Stn.4 Stn.5 Stn.6 Stn.7

Legend:
Stn.1 = Station
= 1 Chnl PLC eqpt.
= EPAX

For 7 stations, No of single Chnl PLC equipments required = 42 = PLS100

While using PLC with PLS100 by sharing the channel.

Stn.1 Stn.2 Stn.3 Stn.4 Stn.5 Stn.6 Stn.7

For 7 stations, No of single Chnl PLC equipments required = 12

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 Typical application with Power Line Carrier System

Station: 03
PLS100

O4LC

PLCC
e.g.ETL41

PLCC
e.g.ETL41

O4LC

PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC

e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41

O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC

PLS100 PLS100 PLS100 PLS100

Station: 01 Station: 02 Station: 04 Station: N

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 Actual Application in Gujarat Electricity Board
100Kms 40Kms 60Kms 80Kms
PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC
e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41
O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC
4W 4W 4W 4W 4W 4W 4W 4W
PLS100 PLS100 PLS100 PLS100 PLS100

2W Trunk 2W Trunk
EPBX 1 2W Subs EPBX 3 2W Subs
Gandhinagar Same at Mehsana,
2W Trunk

Ranasan Sankhari & Anjar

2W Subs 2W Subs

Jambuva Panandhro

40Kms 60Kms
PLCC PLCC PLCC PLCC
100Kms e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41
PLCC PLCC
e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 O4LC O4LC O4LC O4LC
30Kms 4W 4W 4W
O4LC O4LC PLCC PLCC
e.g.ETL41 e.g.ETL41 PLS100 PLS100
4W 4W 4W
PLS100 PLS100 O4LC O4LC
4W 2W Trunk
4W PLS100 EPBX 2
Jambuva Mehsana
2W Subs
Ranasan
Sabarmati Gandhinagar

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 Typical Application with Fiber Optic System as EOW/Conf.

Station: 03
PLS100

TUNOS

FO/MW
e.g.Fox

TUNOS

FO/MW FO/MW FO/MW FO/MW

e.g.Fox e.g.Fox e.g.Fox e.g.Fox

TUNOS TUNOS TUNOS TUNOS TUNOS TUNOS

PLS100 PLS100 PLS100 PLS100

Station: 01 Station: 02 Station: 04 Station: N

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 Actual Application In Indian Railways.

FO/MW FO/MW FO/MW FO/MW FO/MW

e.g.Fox e.g.Fox e.g.Fox e.g.Fox e.g.Fox

TUNOL TUNOL TUNOL TUNOL TUNOL TUNOL TUNOL TUNOS

PLS100 PLS100 PLS100 PLS100 PLS100

Baroda 4 Nos Repeaters Anand 3 Nos Repeaters Ahmedabad

Distance between repeaters is around 5-10 Kms and total distance

between Baroda and Ahmedabad is around 110 Kms.

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 Comparison between PLS100 & EPAX.
PLS100.
Communication channel is shared.
While using PLS, only 1 link per direction is reqd.
Channel is never busy.
There is no privacy in speech.
It is very cheap.
Due to reduction in no. of communication eqpts
required, the total system is quite cheap.
Minimum maintenance of PLS100 & of the
communication system as a whole.
Speech is possible on digital V.11/64KB links in
addition to 4 wire.
Installation is very easy and convenient.
Group dialing facility possible.
PLS100 is typically useful to operators /
maintenance persons for multi station conference.
When used as EOW with FO/MW, quick comm. is
established. This helps during installation & also
during 2MB / 8MB / EPAX breakdown.
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EPAX
Communication channel is dedicated.
No. of channels or links is equal to no. of trunks of EPAX.
If channel is busy, new person cannot make a call.
There is privacy in speech.
EPAX is expensive.
The total communication system is very expensive.
Maintenance required for the EPAX & also all the
communication equipments with which it is used..
Speech is possible only on 4 wire unless it is a very
sophisticated EPAX.
Installation / commissioning requires special trained person.
Not applicable though conference option may be available.
EPAX is useful for larger stations with many people. Used
for operation & maintenance & also administrative
functions.
EPAX cannot be used as Engineering Order Wire.
 Performance Certificate for PLS100.

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