Abstract:
Communication plays an important role in daily life. With the rapid growth of home networks,
there is an ongoing need for an economical and reliable communications system that can be
implemented in any building. We investigate the applicability of power line carrier
communications techniques to home networking communications. The investigation is both
theoretical and practical, with a detailed report on all aspects of power line carrier
communications given before a working power line link between two systems is designed and
tested. Topics covered include feasible applications of power line carrier communications,
currently available power line carrier devices. The power line channel is discussed at length, with
emphasis on noise and disturbances, attenuation, signal coupling and lastly, the design
construction and testing of a working system are performed and the results detailed.
