In-home AV PLC MAC with neighboring networks support

Author

Ruiz, David ; Salas, Antonio ; Badenes, Agustín ; Arlandis, Diego ; Romero, Verónica ; Riveiro, Juan Carlos

Author_Institution

Dept. of Res. & Dev., DS2, Spain

fYear

2005

fDate

6-8 April 2005

Firstpage

17

Lastpage

21

Abstract

Audio/video (AV) devices are becoming more and more common in homes today. The immediate consequence is the need for interconnection of all these devices. Power line communications (PLC) may be an excellent candidate to become the networking solution only if several drawbacks are overcome. Power line technologies allow reaching aggregated throughputs of up to 200 Mbps. However, channels are noisy, and overall capacity must be shared among several nodes and different vendors that coexist in the same medium. Besides, FCC regulations impose low power transmission and notching. It is therefore essential to maximize the efficiency of the technology to reach performance levels competitive for audio/video technologies.

Keywords

access protocols; carrier transmission on power lines; channel capacity; MAC; audio/video devices; in-home networks; networks support; power line communications; Centralized control; Costs; Delay; Jitter; Media Access Protocol; Multiaccess communication; Power line communications; Programmable control; Quality of service; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2005 International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8844-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2005.1430457

Filename

1430457