Broadband Power Line Communications Systems: Theory and Applications - Hardcover

J. Anatory; N. Theethayi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845644166 ISBN 13: 9781845644161

Publisher: WIT Press / Computational Mechanics, 2010

Synopsis

This book covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of BPLC technology. Advances in BPLC, which is essentially a blend of classical transmission line (TL) theory and communication and networking theories, have made it possible for broadband services to be used to link urban and rural areas efficiently and economically using a readily available and largely distributed power line infrastructure, for multi-service data transmission, high-speed internet access, and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), etc.

Written for both university students in Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering (senior undergraduate as well as graduate) and industry engineers and specialists involved with planning, design, and improvement of BPLC systems, the book includes chapters on the fundamental aspects of the well-known TL theory, and communication and networking theories as background for the other chapters. The topics covered also include classification of BPLC systems, models for analyses based on TL theory, estimation of channel capacity and performance and finally application of modulation, coding and media access control techniques for boosting the performance of BPLC systems.

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About the Author

Dr. Justinian ANATORY (PhD, Telecommunications Engineering, Dar Es Salaam University) has been a Senior Lecturer and Dean of the School of Virtual Education, College of Informatics and Virtual Education, at the University of Dodoma, Tanzania, since 2008. Dr. Anatory s research interests include Power-Line Communication, ICT Infrastructure, Wireless Communication, Teletraffic Engineering, and E-Services. He has published fifteen (15) IEEE Transaction papers, six papers in national and international journals, and presented 21 papers at international conferences. In addition he is a reviewer of major ICT conference papers and is an active review of major IEEE Transactions. He has appeared in panel sessions on PLC issues in emerging countries (IEEE, Pisa, Italy, 2007) and metering technologies (Metering International, Maputo, Mozambique, 2002).

Dr. Nelson THEETHAYI (PhD, Electrical Engineering, Uppsala Unviersity) is an Electrical Systems Engineer at Bombardier Transportation, Sweden. Previously he has worked in the Division for Electricity and Lightning Research at Uppsala University, Sweden. He is also a lecturer and speaker on electromagnetic compatibility and has presented papers on lightning interaction with railways (International Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Singapore, 2006 and IEEE EMC Symposium, Honolulu, HI, 2007. He served as a session chairman for the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Environmental Electromagnetics (CEEM 2006) and EUROEM 2008.

Edition details

• Publisher: WIT Press / Computational Mechanics
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1845644166
• ISBN 13: 9781845644161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192