Broadband characterization of indoor powerline channel and its capacity consideration

Author

Liu, Er ; Gao, Yangpo ; Samdani, Golam ; Mukhtar, Omar ; Korhonen, Timo

Author_Institution

Lab. of Commun., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland

Volume

2

fYear

2005

Firstpage

901

Abstract

For data communication over any medium, it is necessary to determine the characteristics of the communication channel. Powerline channel has been considered as a medium not only for low-rate, control communications, but also for high-speed data communications. In order to implement advanced communication technologies, the complete knowledge of the broadband powerline channel, including the analysis of the channel capacity, are required. This paper strives to widen the understanding of broadband indoor powerline channel by focusing on the properties of indoor powerline channels and its noise behavior. Capacity of the PLC-channel is optimized by using a water-pouring algorithm.

Keywords

broadband networks; carrier transmission on power lines; channel capacity; indoor communication; optimisation; broadband characterization; capacity consideration; channel capacity; channel optimization; high-speed data communications; indoor powerline channel; noise behavior; powerline communication; water-pouring algorithm; Attenuation; Cable insulation; Channel capacity; Conducting materials; Data communication; Dielectric materials; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Frequency; Modulation coding; Programmable control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2005. ICC 2005. 2005 IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8938-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.2005.1494481

Filename

1494481