A Power Line Communication Topology Module for ns--3 and DCE

Gäde B, Lehmann A, Deutschmann J, Huber J (2017)


Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2017

Conference Proceedings Title: Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), 2017 IEEE International Conference on

Event location: Dresden

DOI: 10.1109/SmartGridComm.2017.8340671

Abstract

Protocol development for power line communications (PLC) relies heavily on testing and verification under various conditions. As it is very difficult to implement testbeds with large and flexible topologies, network simulation is usually the means of choice. It is of particular importance that the physical layer model is not only flexible and of limited complexity, but also provides a good degree of realism. Especially for PLC the topology has large impact. We introduce a new module for the simulation of PLC networks with network simulator 3 (ns-3) and Direct Code Execution (DCE) that is flexible and efficient but also offers accurate results. We present a detailed description of the module, its features and implementation. We provide a comparison with the output of the circuit simulator LTspice for verification.

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APA:

Gäde, B., Lehmann, A., Deutschmann, J., & Huber, J. (2017). A Power Line Communication Topology Module for ns--3 and DCE. In Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), 2017 IEEE International Conference on. Dresden.

MLA:

Gäde, Bernhard, et al. "A Power Line Communication Topology Module for ns--3 and DCE." Proceedings of the Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), 2017 IEEE International Conference on, Dresden 2017.

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