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GEN01-2: A new MAC protocol for broadband Powerline communications networks
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GEN01-2: A new MAC protocol for broadband Powerline communications networks

T. Chiras, P. Koutsakis and M. Paterakis
IEEE Globecom 2006
IEEE
2006 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) (San Francisco, CA, USA, 27/11/2006–01/12/2006)
2006
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Abstract

Powerline communications (PLC) are currently being considered as an alternative for high-speed data communications and Internet access. With multiple outlets in almost every room, power lines are already the most pervasive network in the home or small office. This work presents a new medium access control (MAC) protocol for the "last mile" access PLC networks. Via an extensive simulation study, our protocol is compared to a well-known protocol from the literature and is shown to excel both in network utilization and in the average signaling delay required for the completion of the transmission request procedure.

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