Articulating Factors Defining RMS Delay Spread in LV PLC Networks
Communication over the power line network (PLN) referred as power line communication (PLC) has a long history of narrowband applications. With the recent developments in the field of digital communications, current interest is to exploit this medium for wideband communications for several applicatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Computer Systems, Networks, and Communications |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/802826 |
| Summary: | Communication over the power line network (PLN) referred as power line communication (PLC) has a long history of
narrowband applications. With the recent developments in the field of digital communications, current interest is to exploit
this medium for wideband communications for several applications such as Internet access, home networking, and in-vehicle data
communication. In line with this recently emerging interest which envisions the conversion of a power transmission
network into a communication network, understanding the root-mean-squared (RMS) delay spread is essential for multipath PLC
channels for the establishment of reliable communication systems. In this paper, factors that play a role on the RMS delay spread
value of low voltage (LV) PLC channels are articulated. Among these factors, dependency of the RMS delay spread on attenuation,
loading, and physical characteristics of the communication channel in the PLNs is investigated. |
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| ISSN: | 1687-7381 1687-739X |