Classification and characterization of impulsive noise on indoor power line used for data communications

Virginie Degardin (1, 2) , M. Lienard (1, 2) , A. Zeddam (3) , F. Gauthier (4) , Pierre Degauque (1, 2)

1 IEMN - Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520
2 TELICE - IEMN - Télécommunication, Interférences et Compatibilité Electromagnétique - IEMN
3 FTR&D - France Télécom Recherche et Développement [Lannion]
4 Hôpital Bicêtre [AP-HP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre]

The performance of a link using the indoor power line network as a medium for communication strongly depends on the noise characteristics. Besides the background noise and the narrow band noise mainly due to broadcast transmitters, impulsive noise adversely affects the quality of service. This paper focuses on impulsive noise measurements, their statistical properties being the basis of a noise model for optimizing a transmission scheme.

Mots clés: carrier transmission on power lines; impulse noise; electric noise measurement; statistical analysis; data communication

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Virginie Degardin, M. Lienard, A. Zeddam, F. Gauthier, Pierre Degauque. Classification and characterization of impulsive noise on indoor power line used for data communications. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2002, 48 (4), pp.913-918. ⟨10.1109/TCE.2003.1196420⟩. ⟨hal-03514953⟩