Harnessing the potential of powerline communications using the HomePlug AV standard
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With the rapid proliferation of digital consumer electronics in homes, using powerline communications (PLC) for home networking is getting increasing attention. Consequently, the HomePlug Powerline Alliance has released a new generation of the HomePlug standard, HomePlug AV, which is intended to support the emerging multimedia applications. This article discusses the challenges posed by PLC channels and how the HomePlug AV standard overcomes them. Salient features of the HomePlug AV physical layer and medium-access control MAC layer are discussed, and performance results are presented.
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