High-speed broadband power line communication (BPL) is a novel and practicable technique for NetatHome or home area local area networking (LAN). Because of the characteristics of BPL, the electromagnetic wave emitted from the BPL transmission media will influence the indoor electromagnetic environment, which would also affect the performance of other wireless communications. Based on the analysis of the communication channel characteristic, network impedance and attenuation characteristic of the BPL, this paper proposes a novel model for calculating the BPL radiation and the computer simulation model, which are proved by the coherence of the simulation and the test data. The interferences from the high-speed BPL to indoor wireless communications are analyzed to stipulate the standards of high-speed BPL in the future.

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In this paper, a new path-loss model for electromagnetic wave in an indoor multipath environment is proposed based on matching coefficient, polarization matching factor, and normalized field intensity direction function. This model is called the Friis-extension (Friis-EXT) model, because it operates as the Friis model under certain conditions. In addition, in the modeling process of the path-loss in an indoor environment, the reflective surfaces in the environment and form of the antenna are considered. Afterwards, the path-loss data in an indoor corridor environment are measured, and the maximum error between the theoretical value and the measured data is <7.5 dB. Finally, the Friis-EXT model is compared with some other traditional models, and the results show that the Friis-EXT model is the best one that matches the measurement data.

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