A Practical Guide to Power Line Communications

A Practical Guide to Power Line Communications
Author: Christina Vlachou
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2022-05-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1108880681

This excellent resource synthesizes the theory and practice of PLC, providing a straightforward introduction to the fundamentals of PLC, as well as an exhaustive review of the performance, evaluation, security, and heterogeneous network that combine PLC with other means of communications. It advances the groundwork on power-line communication (PLC), a tool which has the potential to boost the performance of local networks, and provides useful worked practical problems on, for example, PLC protocol optimization. Covering the PHY and MAC layers of the most popular PLC specifications, including tutorials and experimental frameworks, and featuring many examples of real-world applications and performance, it is ideal for university researchers and professional engineers designing and maintaining PLC or hybrid devices and networks.

Power Line Communications in Practice

Power Line Communications in Practice
Author: Xavier Carcelle
Publisher: Artech House
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1596933364

Here's everything you want to know about PLC technology, theory, applications, and installation organized for you in the first definitive English-language book on the subject. You get a solid theoretical grounding on this emerging alternative to Wi-Fi and Ethernet together with best-practice examples of PLC deployments and down-to-business procedures to install PLC in the home, design large-scale PLC networks for businesses and communities, and choose the right technology and equipment for any application. A state-of-the-art reference, how-to guide, and problem-solver wrapped up in one complete source, this benchmark work brings you quickly up to speed on PLC network architecture, functionalities, security issues, and applications. You get details on PLC modems, transformers, and other equipment along with PLC installation and configuration guidelines that cover everything from choosing the topology for a PLC network to configuring parameters under Windows or Linux/BSD. The book spells out steps to install PLC in homes followed by design and configuration procedures for PLC business networks that cover all issues involving network architecture, standard and equipment selection, security, and other essentials. The book also explores the development of community-wide PLC networks and the emergence of hybrid PLC-Ethernet-Wi-Fi applications. Supported by real-world examples and 280 illustrations, this hands-on resource takes you to the cutting edge of power line communications and helps you tap its rich potential moving forward.

Hybrid Wireless-Power Line Communications for Indoor IoT Networks

Hybrid Wireless-Power Line Communications for Indoor IoT Networks
Author: Xu Zhu
Publisher: Artech House
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-04-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1630818100

This exciting resource covers the fundamentals of wireless and PLC technologies. Different types of wireless and PLC technologies used for indoor IoT applications are described. The channel models for both wireless and power line communications are introduced, highlighting the main challenges for these types of communications inside the indoor environment. The book explores the hybrid technologies with television white space (TVWS), very high frequency (VHF) wireless technology, and broadband PLC (BPLC) for indoor high speed IoT networks. A TVWS standardized BPLC system is proposed, which integrates the requirement of primary user sensing and the permissible transmission power spectral density (PSD) for TVWS users into BPLC standard, regarding VHF band access. The hybrid ultra-high frequency (UHF) wireless-powerline sensor networks with a focus on enlarging the network lifetime via cross-layer optimization is presented. Hybrid video sensor networks (HVSNs) with high data rate requirement are explored. Through the joint design of video encoding rate, aggregate power consumption, channel access control, along with link rate allocation, a distributed algorithm is developed, which divides the computational burden among all nodes with much lower communication overhead. The effectiveness of the cross-layer designs are evaluated through extensive simulation results.

Introduction to Power Utility Communications

Introduction to Power Utility Communications
Author: Harvey Lehpamer
Publisher: Artech House
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2016-04-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 163081007X

This timely new book is a cutting edge resource for engineers involved in the electric utility industry. This one-of-a-kind resource explores the planning, design, and deployment of communications networks, including fiber, microwave, RF, and Ethernet in electric utility spaces as related to Smart Grid. Readers are presented with an introduction to power utility communications, providing a thorough overview of data transmission media, electrical grid, and power grid modernization. Communication fundamentals and fiber-optic radio system design are also covered. Network performance and reliability considerations are discussed including channel protection, system latency, and cyber and grid security. Clear examples and calculations are presented to demonstrate reliability and availability measures for fiber-optic systems.

3D and HD Broadband Video Networking

3D and HD Broadband Video Networking
Author: Benny Bing
Publisher: Artech House
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2010
Genre: Broadband communication systems
ISBN: 1608070522

Recent years have seen an exponential increase in video and multimedia traffic transported over the Internet and broadband access networks. This timely resource addresses the key challenge facing many service providers today: effective bandwidth management for supporting high-quality video delivery. Written by a recognized expert in the field, this practical book describes ways to optimize video transmission over emerging broadband networks. Moreover, the book explores new wireless access networks that can enable video connectivity both inside and outside the residential premise.

Cellular Communications

Cellular Communications
Author: Nishith Tripathi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 871
Release: 2014-09-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118956516

Even as newer cellular technologies and standards emerge, many of the fundamental principles and the components of the cellular network remain the same. Presenting a simple yet comprehensive view of cellular communications technologies, Cellular Communications provides an end-to-end perspective of cellular operations, ranging from physical layer details to call set-up and from the radio network to the core network. This self-contained source for practitioners and students represents a comprehensive survey of the fundamentals of cellular communications and the landscape of commercially deployed 2G and 3G technologies and provides a glimpse of emerging 4G technologies.

A Practical Guide to Television Sound Engineering

A Practical Guide to Television Sound Engineering
Author: Dennis Baxter
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2014-06-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1136125175

Television audio engineering is like any other business-you learn on the job--but more and more the industry is relying on a freelance economy. The mentor is becoming a thing of the past. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TELEVISION SOUND ENGINEERING is a cross training reference guide to industry technicians and engineers of all levels. Packed with photographs, case studies, and experience from an Emmy-winning author, this book is a must-have industry tool.

Introduction to Wireless Communications and Networks

Introduction to Wireless Communications and Networks
Author: Krishnamurthy Raghunandan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2022-03-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030921883

This book provides an intuitive and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of wireless communications and their tremendous impact on nearly every aspect of our lives. The author starts with basic information on physics and mathematics and then expands on it, helping readers understand fundamental concepts of RF systems and how they are designed. Covering diverse topics in wireless communication systems, including cellular and personal devices, satellite and space communication networks, telecommunication regulation, standardization and safety, the book combines theory and practice using problems from industry, and includes examples of day-to-day work in the field. It is divided into two parts – basic (fundamentals) and advanced (elected topics). Drawing on the author’s extensive training and industry experience in standards, public safety and regulations, the book includes information on what checks and balances are used by wireless engineers around the globe and address questions concerning safety, reliability and long-term operation. A full suite of classroom information is included.

ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection

ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection
Author: Lech Jan Janczewski
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2018-09-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319998285

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 33rd IFIP TC 11 International Conference on Information Security and Privacy Protection, SEC 2018, held at the 24th IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, in Poznan, Poland, in September 2018. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. The papers present novel research on theoretical and practical aspects of security and privacy protection in ICT systems. They are organized in the following topical sections: authentication, failures of security management, security management/forensic, and software security/attacks.