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Enhancements of G3-PLC Technology for Smart-HomeBuilding Applications
Joint Authors
Tonello, Andrea M.
Di Bert, Luca
D'Alessandro, Salvatore
Source
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
To enable the smart grid concept, it is fundamental to consider the in-home/building context where, beside the conventional home networking services, home automation and smart energy management services have to be offered.
In this paper, we consider the in-home/building scenario, for which we propose a convergent network architecture to enhance the performance of the narrowband power line communication (PLC) G3-PLC technology through its integration with an Ethernet-based network.
To this end, we define the protocols characterizing the network modules, namely, switches and routers, which allow for integrating the G3-PLC with Ethernet devices.
Since Ethernet represents a convergent standard for many communication devices, by adding this functionality to G3-PLC, interconnectivity with other heterogeneous nodes can be offered.
Furthermore, since the G3-PLC medium access control layer is based on a carrier sense multiple access scheme, its performance decreases when the number of network nodes contending for the channel increases.
Therefore, we evaluate the network performance when an optimized time division multiple access scheme is adopted.
The proposed convergent network architecture has been implemented in the OMNeT++ network simulator.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Di Bert, Luca& D'Alessandro, Salvatore& Tonello, Andrea M.. 2013. Enhancements of G3-PLC Technology for Smart-HomeBuilding Applications. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Di Bert, Luca…[et al.]. Enhancements of G3-PLC Technology for Smart-HomeBuilding Applications. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Di Bert, Luca& D'Alessandro, Salvatore& Tonello, Andrea M.. Enhancements of G3-PLC Technology for Smart-HomeBuilding Applications. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495443
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495443