Performance of Commercially Available Residential PLC Modems

Author

Andreou, G.T. ; Dimoulkas, I.G. ; Mazneikou, M.I. ; Papadopoulos, T.A. ; Labridis, D.P.

Author_Institution

Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki

fYear

2007

fDate

26-28 March 2007

Firstpage

116

Lastpage

120

Abstract

The scope of this work is to evaluate the performance of power line modems developed for use in residential communication networks. For this purpose, two sets of commercially available power line modems based on different specifications are tested in 20 different households representing the most usual residential power distribution networks in Greece. The results show the average throughput achieved in normal operational conditions by the two different modem types, as well as the limitations in their performance. Specific problematic situations are pointed out and explained. This process provides valuable information, concerning the usage of residential power distribution networks for communication purposes.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; distribution networks; modems; performance evaluation; Greece; commercially available residential PLC modems; power line modems; residential communication networks; residential power distribution networks; Circuit testing; Conductors; Floors; Modems; Modulation coding; Network topology; Power line communications; Power systems; Programmable control; Throughput; Performance; Power Line Modems; Residential Power Distribution Networks; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2007. ISPLC '07. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1090-8

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1090-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2007.371108

Filename

4231682