Modelling power line communication using network simulator-3

Aalamifar, Fariba; Schlögl, Alexander; Harris, Don; Lampe, Lutz

doi:10.1109/glocom.2013.6831526

Cited by 60 publications

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“…NS-3 is a discrete-event network simulator packaged as C++ libraries for public use. As the mainstream NS-3 is devoid of the PLC module, we adopt the PLC module provided in [11] as described in Section 1. This power line channel model is based on TLT.…”

Section: Model Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experimental Study of 6LoPLC for Home Energy Management Systems

et al. 2016

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Ubiquitous connectivity is already transforming residential dwellings into smart homes. As citizens continue to embrace the smart home paradigm, a new generation of low-rate and low-power communication systems is required to leverage the mass market presented by energy management in homes. Although Power Line Communication (PLC) technology has evolved in the last decade, the adaptation of PLC for constrained networks is not fully charted. By adapting some features of IEEE 802.15.4 and IPv6 over Low-power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) into power lines, this paper demonstrates a low-rate, low-power PLC system over the IPv6 network (referred to as 6LoPLC), for Home Energy Management System (HEMS) applications. The overall idea is to provide a framework for assessing various scenarios that cannot be easily investigated with the limited number of evaluation hardware available. In this respect, a network model is developed in NS-3 (Version 21) to measure several important characteristics of the designed system and then validated with experimental results obtained using the Hanadu evaluation kits. Following the good agreement between the two, the NS-3 model is utilised to investigate more complex scenarios and various use-cases, such as the effects of impulsive noise, the number of nodes and packet size on the latency and Bit Error Rate (BER) performances. We further demonstrate that for different network and application configurations, optimal data sizes exist. For instance, the results reveal that in order to guarantee 99% system reliability, the HEMS application data must not exceed 64 bytes. Finally, it is shown that with impulsive noise in a HEMS network comprising 50 appliances, provided the size of the payload does not exceed 64 bytes, monitoring and control applications incur a maximum latency of 238.117 ms and 248.959 ms, respectively; both of which are within acceptable limits.

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Experimental Study of 6LoPLC for Home Energy Management Systems

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“…The PLC module developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia is used to implement the PLC technology in the PV inverter node of Hybrid 4 through Hybrid 6 [26]. It is an NS3-based implementation to simulate the signal propagation in PLC.…”

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“…Among different widely used network simulators, NS3 is selected because it is popular, open source, and has modules for numerous networking functionalities [25][26][27][28]. With the combination of all five alternative communication technologies for both HAN and NAN described in Section 2, six possible such hybrid communication architectures, shown in Table 1, are considered.…”

Section: Hybrid Communication Simulation Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications

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Wired and wireless communications both play an important role in the blend of communications technologies necessary to enable future smart grid communications. Hybrid networks exploit independent mediums to extend network coverage and improve performance. However, whereas individual technologies have been applied in simulation networks, as far as we know there is only limited attention that has been paid to the development of a suite of hybrid communication simulation models for the communications system design. Hybrid simulation models are needed to capture the mixed communication technologies and IP address mechanisms in one simulation. To close this gap, we have developed a suite of hybrid communication system simulation models to validate the critical system design criteria for a distributed solar Photovoltaic (PV) communications system, including a single trip latency of 300 ms, throughput of 9.6 Kbps, and packet loss rate of 1%. The results show that three low-power wireless personal area network (LoWPAN)-based hybrid architectures can satisfy three performance metrics that are critical for distributed energy resource communications.

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“…Although other network simulators tools such as OMNeT++ or OPNET are possible, all simulations in this work were carried out in NS-3. NS-3 was chosen for two reasons: (i) the electrical properties of the cable are taken into account in the development of the power line channel model provided in [41], thus resulting in a power line channel that can be integrated into mainstream NS-3, a free network simulator. This power line channel model is based on transmission line theory (TLT).…”

Section: Simulation Setupmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although the IEEE 1901 standards defined specification for PHY and MAC layers, since IP is widely used as network layer protocol, the nodes in this paper are IPv6-enabled. For the purpose of this work, the AMI environment was setup in a simulator using some libraries provided in [41]. Respective networks are consequently designed to emulate topologies shown in Figures 1 and 2 using Wi-Fi and PLC.…”

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confidence: 99%

Broadband PLC for Clustered Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Architecture

2016

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Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) subsystems monitor and control energy distribution through exchange of information between smart meters and utility networks. A key challenge is how to select a cost-effective communication system without compromising the performance of the applications. Current communication technologies were developed for conventional data networks with different requirements. It is therefore necessary to investigate how much of existing communication technologies can be retrofitted into the new energy infrastructure to cost-effectively deliver acceptable level of service. This paper investigates broadband power line communications (BPLC) as a backhaul solution in AMI. By applying the disparate traffic characteristics of selected AMI applications, the network performance is evaluated. This study also examines the communication network response to changes in application configurations in terms of packet sizes. In each case, the network is stress-tested and performance is assessed against acceptable thresholds documented in the literature. Results show that, like every other communication technology, BPLC has certain limitations; however, with some modifications in the network topology, it indeed can fulfill most AMI traffic requirements for flexible and time-bounded applications. These opportunities, if tapped, can significantly improve fiscal and operational efficiencies in AMI services. Simulation results also reveal that BPLC as a backhaul can support flat and clustered AMI structures with cluster size ranging from 1 to 150 smart meters.

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Modelling power line communication using network simulator-3

Cited by 60 publications

References 12 publications

Experimental Study of 6LoPLC for Home Energy Management Systems

Experimental Study of 6LoPLC for Home Energy Management Systems

Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications

Broadband PLC for Clustered Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Architecture

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