Potential of broadband power line home networking

Author

Schwager, Andreas ; Stadelmeier, Lothar ; Zumkeller, Markus

Author_Institution

Eur. Technol. Center, Sony Int. GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

fYear

2005

fDate

3-6 Jan. 2005

Firstpage

359

Lastpage

363

Abstract

In-house power line communication (PLC) enables new and highly convenient networking functions without any additional cables to mains-powered devices. Since wireless networks are not able to reach sufficient throughput between different rooms or even floors, PLC is considered to be the ideal backbone home network medium, providing complementary and seamless interaction with wireless networks. To gain knowledge about the PLC channel, measurements were done in 21 buildings across Europe. More than 700 outlets were connected. The measurement results were used to calculate the theoretical channel capacity according to Shannon´s law. A comparison of various regulatory emission levels is presented. An estimation of the potential of OFDM based PLC system is provided. Finally, a mechanism to avoid radiation from PLC to ensure coexistence with SW radio applications and an outlook to future regulatory work are given.

Keywords

Internet; OFDM modulation; broadband networks; carrier transmission on power lines; channel capacity; home computing; OFDM; Shannon law; backbone home network medium; broadband power line home networking; channel capacity; in-house power line communication; mains-powered devices; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; wireless networks; Communication cables; Europe; Floors; Gain measurement; Home automation; Power line communications; Programmable control; Spine; Throughput; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, 2005. CCNC. 2005 Second IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8784-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCNC.2005.1405197

Filename

1405197