Fast Burst Synchronization for PLC Systems

Author

Bumiller, Gerd ; Lampe, Lutz

Author_Institution

IAD GmbH, Nuremberg

fYear

2007

fDate

26-28 March 2007

Firstpage

65

Lastpage

70

Abstract

Fast burst synchronization is an important requirement in various power line communication (PLC) networks, where devices transmit short data packets in an unscheduled fashion. Such a synchronization is typically achieved by means of a preamble sent in front of the data packet. In this paper, we discuss the appropriate receiver processing of the preamble signal and devise a new preamble-design approach, which takes the most distinctive characteristics of the power line channel and important practical constraints into account. A comprehensive performance study shows that an exemplary designed preamble consistently outperforms conventional preamble sequences.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; synchronisation; appropriate preamble signal receiver processing; fast burst synchronization; power line channel; power line communication network; unscheduled fashion; Autocorrelation; Automatic meter reading; Communication networks; Frequency synchronization; Gain control; OFDM; Power line communications; Programmable control; Signal processing; Telecommunication network reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2007. ISPLC '07. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1090-8

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1090-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2007.371099

Filename

4231673