Power line communications: state of the art and future trends

Author

Pavlidou, Niovi ; Vinck, A. J Han ; Yazdani, Javad ; Honary, Bahram

Author_Institution

Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece

Volume

41

Issue

4

fYear

2003

fDate

4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

40

Abstract

This article constitutes an overview of the research, application, and regulatory activities on power line communications. Transmission issues on the power line are investigated and modeling approaches illustrated. Contemporary communication techniques and reliability issues are treated. A description of regulatory activities worldwide is given. Finally, market perspectives and promising applications are covered to assess the viability of this communications environment.

Keywords

access protocols; carrier transmission on power lines; home computing; legislation; local area networks; modulation; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication standards; MAC protocols; channel characteristics; high-bit-rate transmission; home LAN; market applications; market perspectives; measurements; medium access control; modeling; modulation; noise; power line communications; power line transmission; regulatory activities; reliability; research; standards; Communication system control; Context; Costs; Frequency; Java; Maintenance; Power grids; Power line communications; Programmable control; Telecommunication control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2003.1193972

Filename

1193972