期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering
印刷版ISSN：2320-9798
电子版ISSN：2320-9801
出版年度：2015
卷号：3
期号：5
DOI：10.15680/ijircce.2015.0305121
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Exchange of information is essential in any society and the demand for faster, cheaper, and securecommunications is increasing every day. With other hi-tech initiatives like IPv6 and Internet-of-Things (IOT) alreadyin the horizon, demand for broadband is set to escalate beyond its current level. Inherently laden in the challengesposed by this technology are fresh opportunities in terms of penetration of data services into rural communities anddevelopment of innovative strategies for more efficient use of the grid. Though still in its developmental phase/stage,Power Line Communication (PLC) has grown beyond theoretical fantasy to become a reality. The proofs are thereadily available PLC systems that can be purchased off the shelfto achieve in-house networking and the much talkedabout, smart metering technology; generally regarded as the “new bride” in utilities industry. One of the biggest gainsof PLC is its use of existing electrical cables, thereby eliminating cost of installation and maintenance of data cables.However, given that the power infrastructure was traditionally built to deliver electricity, data signals do suffer variousforms of distortions and impairments as they transit it. This paper presents a tutorial on the deployed wireless systemtechnique which is to be adapted to PLC scenario for the purpose of managing the available source energy forachieving reliable communication system. One of these techniques is the cooperative diversity. Its application anddeployment in power line environment is explored. The improvement achieved through cooperative diversity in somePLC systems were presented along with the associated limitations. Finally, future areas of research which will furtherimprove the reliability of PLC systems and reduce its power consumption during transmission is shown.
关键词：Power line communication (PLC); cooperation; power-line; node-selection; relaying; amplify-andforward;and decode-and-forward.
