MIMO PLC: Theory, measurements and system setup

Author

Schwager, Andreas ; Schneider, Daniel ; Bäschlin, Werner ; Dilly, Altfried ; Speidel, Joachim

Author_Institution

Eur. Technol. Center (EuTEC), Sony Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

fYear

2011

fDate

3-6 April 2011

Firstpage

48

Lastpage

53

Abstract

Inhome Power Line Communications (PLC) enables new and highly convenient networking functions without any additional wires to mains-powered devices. Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) methods significantly improve the coverage of guaranteed data throughputs in private homes. This paper gives an overview on MIMO PLC. The results from the channel measurements motivate to implement a MIMO PLC feasibility study in hardware. The system demonstrates HD video streaming over a 2×4 MIMO channel using Beamforming. A MIMO artificial mains network allows testing of the system in the laboratory.

Keywords

MIMO communication; array signal processing; carrier transmission on power lines; video streaming; HD video streaming; MIMO PLC; MIMO artificial mains network; MIMO channel; beamforming; channel measurements; data throughputs; inhome power line communications; networking functions; private homes; Array signal processing; MIMO; Modems; Multiplexing; Probes; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio; MIMO; Power line communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Udine

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7751-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-7749-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2011.5764447

Filename

5764447