Title :
A G3-PLC simulator for access networks
Author :
Di Bert, L. ; D´Alessandro, Salvatore ; Tonello, Andrea M.
Author_Institution :
WiPLi Lab., Univ. di Udine, Udine, Italy
fDate :
March 30 2014-April 2 2014
Abstract :
The paper proposes a cross-platform simulator that allows to realistically simulate G3-PLC systems up to the network layer. The platform consists of two simulators: one for the physical (PHY) layer and one for the data link (DLL)/adaptation (ADP) layer. The former is implemented in MATLAB, while the latter in OMNeT++. To improve the performance and coverage of G3-PLC, a simple adaptive tone mapping algorithm together with a routing algorithm are also presented. The performance of G3-PLC is presented considering different smart grid (SG) applications in the access network scenario, although the simulation platform can be also used in the context of home networks.
Keywords :
carrier transmission on power lines; mathematics computing; smart power grids; subscriber loops; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network routing; ADP layer; DLL layer; G3-PLC simulator; MATLAB; OMNeT++; PHY layer; SG application; access network scenario; adaptation layer; data link layer; home network; physical layer; power line communication; routing algorithm; simple adaptive tone mapping algorithm; smart grid application; Bit error rate; Delays; FCC; Network topology; Robustness; Signal to noise ratio; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC), 2014 18th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
DOI :
10.1109/ISPLC.2014.6812329
