Broadband Power-Line Communications

Convergence of Mobile and Stationary Next-Generation Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 289-316

  Berger, Lars Torsten ^a  

^a Design of Systems on Silicon DS2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Broadband power line communications (PLC) Internet for end customers, as Access PLC, or broadband over power line (BPL); Electromagnetic compatibility regulations; PHY and MAC of consortia backed specifications HomePlug AV and UPA (Access DHS) and upcoming international standard ITU T G.hn

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876513193     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470630976.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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