SALA MAC Protocol for PLC Networks based on Single Frequency Network Technique

Author

Do, Le Phu ; Hrasnica, Halid ; Bumiller, Gerd

Author_Institution

Chair for Telecommun., Dresden Univ. of Technol.

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Firstpage

172

Lastpage

177

Abstract

Single frequency network technique is applied to powerline communications networks to ensure an efficient data transmission in large networks. We consider an application of this technique for ground traffic control in airports which has high quality of service requirements, particularly regarding transmission delays of time-critical messages. Performance of the well-known slotted ALOHA protocol is not sufficient. Therefore, we propose a novel protocol called slotted ALOHA with local acknowledgments (SALA), ensuring significantly higher performance than the basic protocol solution, which results with a higher network utilization and reduced transmission delays

Keywords

access protocols; carrier transmission on power lines; data communication; quality of service; PLC networks; SALA MAC protocol; data transmission; ground traffic control; network utilization; powerline communications networks; quality of service; single frequency network technique; slotted ALOHA with local acknowledgments; time-critical messages; transmission delays; Airports; Communication networks; Data communication; Delay; Frequency; Media Access Protocol; Programmable control; Quality of service; Time factors; Traffic control; MAC Protocol; Performance Evaluation; Powerline Communications; Single Frequency Network; Slotted ALOHA;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2006 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0113-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2006.247456

Filename

1716906