Title :
European MIMO PLC field measurements: Channel analysis
Author :
Schneider, Daniel ; Schwager, Andreas ; Bäschlin, Werner ; Pagani, Pascal
Author_Institution :
Eur. Technol. Center (EuTEC), Sony Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
Utilization of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) principles improves throughput and reliability in particular of residential Power Line Communications (PLC) systems. This paper analyses the MIMO-PLC channels based on measurements obtained during the ETSI STF410 field measurement campaign in six European countries. STF410 recorded - among many other measurements - the transfer functions of all individual MIMO paths in frequencies up to 100 MHz. The channel analysis in this paper compares different MIMO configurations and investigates the attenuation, correlation and capacity of the MIMO-PLC channel.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; carrier transmission on power lines; measurement systems; telecommunication network reliability; transfer functions; ETSI STF410 field measurement campaign; European MIMO PLC field measurements; channel analysis; multiple input multiple output principles; reliability improvement; residential power line communications systems; throughput improvement; transfer functions; Attenuation; Channel capacity; Correlation; Couplers; Frequency measurement; MIMO; Transfer functions; MIMO; Power line communication; channel capacity; channel transfer function; measurements;
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.2012.6201316
