PANDeMOO: a powerline communications access network designer based on multi-objective optimization

Author

Haidine, Abdelfatteh ; Mellado, Ignacio ; Lehnert, Ralf

Author_Institution

Dresden Univ. of Technol., Germany

fYear

2005

fDate

6-8 April 2005

Firstpage

126

Lastpage

130

Abstract

In this work, we investigate the problems related to the planning of the broadband powerline communications (B-PLC) access network. This design problem is subdivided into two main optimization parts; namely the generalized base station placement (GBSP) problem and the PLC channels allocation problem (CAP). These two problems are considered as multi-objective optimization problems; therefore, they are solved through different possible multi-optimization algorithms (MOA). The investigated MOAs and other required modules are implemented in a planning tool, which is designed for the planning of the B-PLC access networks and therefore it is called PANDeMOO (powerline communications access networks designer based on multi-objective optimization).

Keywords

broadband networks; carrier transmission on power lines; channel allocation; optimisation; telecommunication network planning; broadband powerline communications access network; channels allocation problem; generalized base station placement problem; multiobjective optimization; multioptimization algorithms; powerline communications access network designer; Base stations; Broadband communication; Channel allocation; Communication cables; Costs; Design optimization; OFDM; Programmable control; Repeaters; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2005 International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8844-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2005.1430479

Filename

1430479