Title :
Attenuation model for indoor multipath broadband PLC channels
Author :
Mulangu, C.T. ; Afullo, Thomas J. O. ; Ijumba, Nelson Mutatina
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Abstract :
The multipath model uses in powerline communication channel (PLC) is based on a parametric model where many parameters can be estimated only after measurement of the PLC impulse response, thus limiting the capability of a priori channel modelling. Zimmermann model proposed after measurements, attenuation parameters in the frequency range of 500 kHz to 20 MHz. Mie scattering approach is applied on scattering points of the channel and the attenuation is derived. Also, the power law is applied to derive analytical attenuation parameters in a wide frequency range starting from 10 MHz to 3 GHz.
Keywords :
carrier transmission on power lines; transient response; PLC impulse response; Zimmermann model; a priori channel modelling; attenuation model; attenuation parameters; indoor multipath broadband PLC channels; multipath model; parametric model; power law; powerline communication channel; Attenuation; Broadband communication; Channel estimation; Educational institutions; Mathematical model; Scattering; Transmission line measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2012 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0404-7
DOI :
10.1109/APWC.2012.6324989
