Title :
Channel emulation of low-speed PLC transmission channels
Author :
Bauer, Michael ; Liu, Wenqing ; Dostert, Klaus
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Ind. Inf. Technol., Univ. Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe
fDate :
March 29 2009-April 1 2009
Abstract :
Test and verification of the physical layer of power line communication systems are very difficult to accomplish, because the mains grid exhibits stochastic and time variant behavior. In this paper, we propose a channel emulator that allows for emulating a freely configurable PLC channel scenario in the frequency range between 9 kHz and 500 kHz. The emulator can be deployed for system verification during the design and development phase as well as for standardization purposes.
Keywords :
carrier transmission on power lines; stochastic processes; channel emulation; frequency 500 kHz; frequency 9 kHz; low-speed PLC transmission channels; physical layer; power line communication systems; stochastic behavior; time variant behavior; Additive noise; Automatic meter reading; Background noise; Emulation; Frequency; Modems; Programmable control; Signal processing; Testing; Transfer functions; channel emulation; power line transmission channel; smart metering;
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.2009.4913441
