An intelligent QoS management framework for actual PLC networks

Author

Mignanti, S. ; Zuccaro, Letterio

Author_Institution

Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

3-5 Dec. 2012

Firstpage

117

Lastpage

121

Abstract

Usage of Power Line Communication is highly increasing in several field of telecommunications: one of the most promising aim for it is to provide solutions for the smart grid panorama. At the same time, an increasing trend in usage of the IPv6 is emerging, protocol which perfectly couples with the smart grid scenario due to a number of reasons, among which reduced header size and, in particular, integrated QoS capabilities. The conjunction of the benefits of both IPv6 and QoS for PLC networks could enormously improve performances and interoperability among smart grid applications: in this scenario, the DLC+VIT4IP project aims at realizing a so called “Convergence Layer” which will be able to provide IPv6 communication with integrated advanced functionalities, among which a particular attention to QoS is given.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; quality of service; smart power grids; transport protocols; DLC+VIT4IP project; IPv6 communication; PLC networks; convergence layer; header size; intelligent QoS management framework; power line communication; smart grid applications; smart grid panorama; Convergence Layer; IPv6; QoS;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computing and Convergence Technology (ICCCT), 2012 7th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0894-6

Type

conf

Filename

6530311