Channel Characteristics Comparison of Single-Relay and Two-Relay Two-Way PLC Systems

Angie A.G. Liong, Lenin Gopal, Filbert H. Juwono, Choo W.R. Chiong, Yue Rong

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Abstract

Power line communications (PLC) is one of the preferred technology for smart grid communication. Recent works have shown that the performance of the system improved with the aid of relay nodes. However, many PLC applications need two-way communication links where the channels are highly correlated to each other. For this reason, two-relay two-way PLC channel system become more desirable. In this paper, we aim to model the two-relay PLC forward and backward channel transfer functions (CTFs) using ABCD matrix. We also investigate the channel characteristics by comparing the CTFs between single-relay and two-relay two-way PLC systems. It is shown that for non-direct links, the CTFs of the two systems are comparable. However, single-relay systems have better direct link CTFs compared to the ones of two-relay systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 11th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728168517
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event11th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2020 - Kharagpur, India
Duration: 1 Jul 20203 Jul 2020

Publication series

Name2020 11th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2020

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2020
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityKharagpur
Period1/07/203/07/20

Keywords

  • Channel characteristics
  • backward channels
  • forward channels
  • power line communications (PLC)
  • single-relay
  • two-relay
  • two-way PLC system

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