On cooperative coding for narrow band PLC networks

Lampe, Lutz; Vinck, A. J. Han

doi:10.1016/j.aeue.2011.01.011

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“…[5], [10]. In the context of Smart Grid, often simplifying or ad-hoc assumptions are made, since topologies of realistic configurations are not well studied, e.g., [2], [6], [9]. In fact, electricity utilities often have incomplete and inaccurate information about the details of their power line infrastructure and would be interested in updated information based on in-situ measurements.…”

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Power line network topology inference using Frequency Domain Reflectometry

Ahmed

Lampe

2012

2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)

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Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR) is a technique that was proposed for fault detection in Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) cables. In this paper, we describe how FDR can be used to determine the topology of power line networks. To this end, we first infer distance information from the multiple signal reflections measured and processed with FDR. Then, we present an algorithm that uses these distance measurements to reconstruct the topology step by step operating on a network graph. Numerical results for sets of sample networks demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed topology-inference approach.

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Power line network topology inference using Frequency Domain Reflectometry

Ahmed

Lampe

2012

2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)

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“…Along these lines, other signal processing solutions that have been developed for wireless communications systems have found their way into PLC. These include, for example, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) [4], [5], [6], cognitive radio [7], and compressed sensing techniques [8]. The broadcasting nature of the PLC channel, which it also has in common with the wireless transmission channel, has led to research on the application of modern relaying techniques known from wireless communications.…”

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Cooperative multihop power line communications

Lampe

Vinck

2012

2012 IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications

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Data communication over power line networks has a number of similarities with communication using wireless transmission. This (probably) goes back to fact that neither power lines nor wireless channels were designed for carrying communication signals. As a result, a number of techniques successfully used in wireless communications have found their way into power line communications (PLC). This has recently been extended to relaying, or more generally, cooperative communications. In this paper, we first show that, different from the wireless domain, cooperative communication does not provide a diversity advantage for typical PLC networks. Secondly, we introduce and compare different approaches of multihop transmission known from wireless communications to PLC. We compare their performances and, supported by numerical results, conclude that cooperative multihop is the preferred choice in terms of end-toend transmission rate.

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“…This analysis is very helpful for the computation of the physical layer within the simulation framework. On the other hand, the physical effects of the transmitting medium are modeled as an attenuation affecting the transmitted signal based on [8]. This study provides a methodology to calculate the transfer function of the PLC network utilizing a bottom-up approach and Transmission Line Theory, taking into account the topology and cable characteristics.…”

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Performance evaluation of AMR simultaneous polling strategies in a PRIME PLC network

Rivas¹,

Domingo²,

Rodriguez-Morcillo³

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2015 IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC)

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Abstract-PLC is gaining prominence as a solution for Smart Grid developments. However, several aspects still require further research and analysis. Among the different solutions, PRIME (PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution) standard is one of the most popular and extended implementations. This paper analyses the performance of an Auto Meter Reading (AMR) process for a PRIME PLC network regarding two aspects. Firstly, the impact caused by the polling strategy utilized. In particular, the number of connections that the Master Node manages simultaneously is studied. Secondly, the influence of the positions of the Switch Nodes in the network is examined. The time required to read all the meters in the network is utilized as performance metric.In order to replicate the performance of a PRIME network, a co-simulation framework that combines Matlab and OMNeT++ has been used. This architecture allows to take into account both physical phenomena and control and application message management. Simulated topologies represent a general European low-voltage network. Results highlight the importance of selecting an adequate number of simultaneous connections in order to optimize the use of the channel, as well as the impact of the logical structure of the network.

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On cooperative coding for narrow band PLC networks

Cited by 74 publications

References 17 publications

Power line network topology inference using Frequency Domain Reflectometry

Power line network topology inference using Frequency Domain Reflectometry

Cooperative multihop power line communications

Performance evaluation of AMR simultaneous polling strategies in a PRIME PLC network

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