Title :
Modified multipath model for broadband MIMO power line communications
Author :
Pine, Nazcar ; Choe, Sangho
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Commun., & Electron. Eng., Catholic Univ. of Korea, Bucheon, South Korea
Abstract :
Broadband power line communication (BPLC) networks are promising mediums for network access technology by which broadband services can be offered, such as remote meter reading, broadband internet access, digital entertainment and home networking services. This paper presents a modified multipath channel model for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems and analyzes the channel capacity and bit-error-rate performance of MIMO orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) based BPLC over that channel model. The widely-used single-input single-output (SISO) channel model (also called Zimmermann´s model [3]) is extended to the MIMO channel model considering coupling effects among conductors.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; broadband networks; carrier transmission on power lines; multipath channels; BPLC networks; MIMO-OFDM; SISO channel model; broadband Internet access; broadband MIMO power line communications; digital entertainment; home networking services; modified multipath model; multiple-input multiple-output systems; network access technology; remote meter reading; single-input single-output channel model; Bit error rate; Channel models; Conductors; Couplings; Crosstalk; MIMO; OFDM; MIMO; OFDM; broadband power line communication; channel capacity; crosstalk;
Conference_Titel :
Power Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC), 2012 16th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0359-0
Electronic_ISBN :
PENDING
DOI :
10.1109/ISPLC.2012.6201312
