Power-line networks to extend ranges of 2.4 GHz wireless communications inside multi-storey buildings

Author

Pan, Q.W. ; Kathnaur, A.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng., Manukau Inst. of Technol., Auckland, New Zealand

fYear

2010

fDate

10-14 Jan. 2010

Firstpage

621

Lastpage

624

Abstract

Wireless mobile ad-hoc networks (MANeT) provide hop-by-hop routes (e.g. 2.4 GHz ZigBee) along shortest paths to reach the controller from many sensor sources. An outdoor line-of-sight RF link can cover over 100 metres. However, inside a multi-storey building, the range often drops to less than 10 metres or is even completely blocked by floors and ceilings. The power-line network of a building can become an auxiliary signal transmission medium which would guide the weak signals from sensors at different locations to the base controller several storeys away.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; carrier transmission on power lines; mobile radio; radio links; telecommunication network routing; MANET; auxiliary signal transmission medium; base controller; frequency 2.4 GHz; multistorey buildings; outdoor line-of-sight RF link; power-line networks; wireless communications; wireless mobile ad-hoc networks; Ad hoc networks; Concrete; Floors; Power cables; Power transmission lines; Programmable control; Radio frequency; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; ZigBee; RF signal propagation inside building; Wireless mobile ad-hoc networks; power line; radiating transmission line;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4725-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4726-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RWS.2010.5434132

Filename

5434132