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

fYear

2014

fDate

March 30 2014-April 2 2014

Firstpage

99

Lastpage

104

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC), 2014 18th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Glasgow

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2014.6812329

Filename

6812329