Book Description
There are currently few books/publications considering powerline communications and existing publications cover mainly narrowband PLC and consider only the physical layer. This book considers both protocols in PLC and network planning.
PLC is a topic still in development; there are a number of trial networks and commercial operations just beginning, therefore it is essential that information currently in many diverse resources be brought together in one publication.
PLC is an alternative technology for the access networks and is very interesting for new providers trying to realise own access networks after the liberalisation of the telecommunications market.
The authors are ideally placed being highly involved in the subject area and being actively involved in producing many articles on the topic. This comprehensive volume considers broadband PLC networks, their protocols, performance evaluation and approaches for the network planning.
The broad coverage of PLC makes this a valuable text for researchers, development engineers with equipment manufacturers, network engineers, as well as business managers or policy makers needing an overview of the subject and high-level students (postgraduate, masters) with specific technological interests.
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This book comprehensively includes relevant and timely information regarding broadband PLC systems and especially PLC access networks and contributions to the design aspects of broadband PLC access systems and their network components.
This book:
*Offers explanations on how broadband PLC networks are realized, what the important characteristics for the transmission on electrical power grids are, and which implementation solutions have been recently considered for the realization of broadband PLC systems.
*Considers various system realizations, disturbance scenarios and their impact the transmission in PLC networks, electro-magnetic compatibility, applied modulation schemes, coding, and error handling methods.
*Pays particular attention to the specifics of the PLC MAC layer and its protocols, as well as the modelling and performance evaluation of broadband PLC networks.
The book is aimed at development and research engineers, network designers and operators, lecturers, as well as students of communications technologies.
