Title :
Measurement and simulation of powerline channel using OFDM for UWB communication
Author :
Chen, Shuxian ; Chen, Xiaodong ; Parini, Clive
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Queen Mary Univ. of London, London
fDate :
March 29 2009-April 1 2009
Abstract :
This paper presents the study of the UWB (Ultra Wideband) transmission characteristics over household powerline in a very high frequency band, from 50 MHz to 550 MHz. The characteristics of indoor powerline channels are examined for its use in UWB Communication in both measurements and software simulations. Firstly, broadband channel characteristics are measured in both frequency and time domain, followed by system level simulation of BER performance versus Eb/N0. This paper presents a concept of utilising the MB-OFDM UWB model for broadband powerline communication. Results indicate that high data rate transmission is possible, by exploiting the powerline channel for UWB signal transmission in 50-500 MHz.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; error statistics; indoor radio; time-frequency analysis; ultra wideband communication; wireless channels; BER performance; OFDM; UWB radio communication; broadband powerline communication; frequency 50 MHz to 550 MHz; frequency-time domain analysis; indoor powerline channels; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Frequency measurement; Interference; OFDM modulation; Power engineering and energy; Power system modeling; Time measurement; Ultra wideband communication; Ultra wideband technology; OFDM; Powerline Communication; System Simulation; Ultra Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2009. ISPLC 2009. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3790-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3792-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISPLC.2009.4913408
