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Indoor Power-Line Communications Channel Characterization Up to 100 MHz—Part I: One-Parameter Deterministic Model
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A deterministic model describing the magnitude and phase of complex transfer functions of power-line networks using only one parameter is presented.Abstract:
Advanced communication technologies have allowed the power-line-communication (PLC) channel to be a transmission medium that enables the transfer of high-speed digital data over the classical indoor electrical wires. The development of PLC systems for Internet, voice, and data services requires measurement-based models of the transfer characteristics of the mains network suitable for performance analysis by simulation. This paper presents a deterministic model describing the magnitude and phase of complex transfer functions of power-line networks using only one parameter. First, a PLC channel classification is realized, and an average magnitude and phase channel model by class is proposed. Second, the multipath characteristic of PLC channels is introduced. A statistical-based channel magnitude generator is built, and a group delay-based phase model is suggested.read more
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State-of-the-art in Power Line Communications: from the Applications to the Medium
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A multipath model for the powerline channel
M. Zimmermann,K. Dostert +1 more
TL;DR: An analytic model describing complex transfer functions of typical powerline networks using only a small set of parameters is presented, based on physical signal propagation effects in mains networks including numerous branches and impedance mismatching.
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Modeling of transfer Characteristics for the broadband power line communication channel
TL;DR: In this article, the power line is approximated as a transmission line and the two intrinsic parameters, the characteristic impedance and the propagation constants, are derived based on the lumped-element circuit model.
A multi-path signal propagation model for the powerline channel in the high frequency range
M Zimmermann,K Dostert +1 more
TL;DR: The complex transfer function of n power line link can be described by a parametric model in the considered frequency range and Comparisons with measurements conducted at,,live6' mains networks prove the validity of the model also for real network topologies.
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Indoor Power-Line Communications Channel Characterization up to 100 MHz—Part II: Time-Frequency Analysis
TL;DR: In this article, a comparison between coherence bandwidth and time-delay parameters is made in both frequency bands 30 kHz-100 MHz and 2 MHz-100MHz for applications in high capacity indoor power-line networks.
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A discrete multitone power line communications system
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