Performance of Coded Multi-Line Copper Wire for G.fast Communications in the Presence of Impulsive Noise

In this paper, we focus on the design of a multi-line copper wire (MLCW) communication system. First, we construct our proposed MLCW channel and verify its characteristics based on the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. In addition, we apply Middleton class A impulsive noise (IN) to the copper channel for further investigation. Second, the MIMO G.fast system is adopted utilizing the proposed MLCW channel model and is compared to a single line G-fast system. Second, the performance of the coded system is obtained utilizing concatenated interleaved Reed-Solomon (RS) code with four-dimensional trellis-coded modulation (4D TCM), and compared to the single line G-fast system. Simulations are obtained for high quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) constellations that are commonly used with G-fast communications, the results demonstrate that the bit error rate (BER) performance of the coded MLCW system shows an improvement compared to the single line G-fast systems

Mitigation of impulsive noise for SISO and MIMO G.fast system

To address the demand for high bandwidth data transmission over telephone transmission lines, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recently completed the fourth generation broadband (4GBB) copper access network technology, known as G.fast. Throughout this thesis, extensively investigates the wired broadband G.fast coding system and the novel impulsive noise reduction technique has been proposed to improve the performance of wired communications network in three different scenarios: single-line Discrete Multiple Tone (DMT)- G.fast system; a multiple input multiple-output (MIMO) DMTG.fast system, and MIMO G.fast system with different crosstalk cancellation methods. For each of these scenarios, however, Impulsive Noise (IN) is considered as the main limiting factor of performance system. In order to improve the performance of such systems, which use higher order QAM constellation such as G.fast system, this thesis examines the performance of DMT G.fast system over copper channel for six different higher signal constellations of M = 32, 128, 512, 2048, 8192 and 32768 in presence of IN modelled as the Middleton Class A (MCA) noise source. In contrast to existing work, this thesis presents and derives a novel equation of Optimal Threshold (OT) to improve the IN frequency domain mitigation methods applied to the G.fast standard over copper channel with higher QAM signal constellations. The second scenario, Multi-Line Copper Wire (MLCW) G.fast is adopted utilizing the proposed MLCW Chen model and is compared to a single line G-fast system by a comparative analysis in terms of Bit-Error-Rate(BER) performance of implementation of MLCW-DMT G.fast system. The third scenario, linear and non-linear crosstalk crosstalk interference cancellation methods are applied to MLCW G.fas and compared by a comparative analysis in terms of BER performance and the complexity of implementation.University of Technology for choosing me for their PhD scholarship and The Higher Committee For Education Development in Iraq(HCED

Fifty Years of Noise Modeling and Mitigation in Power-Line Communications.

Building on the ubiquity of electric power infrastructure, power line communications (PLC) has been successfully used in diverse application scenarios, including the smart grid and in-home broadband communications systems as well as industrial and home automation. However, the power line channel exhibits deleterious properties, one of which is its hostile noise environment. This article aims for providing a review of noise modeling and mitigation techniques in PLC. Specifically, a comprehensive review of representative noise models developed over the past fifty years is presented, including both the empirical models based on measurement campaigns and simplified mathematical models. Following this, we provide an extensive survey of the suite of noise mitigation schemes, categorizing them into mitigation at the transmitter as well as parametric and non-parametric techniques employed at the receiver. Furthermore, since the accuracy of channel estimation in PLC is affected by noise, we review the literature of joint noise mitigation and channel estimation solutions. Finally, a number of directions are outlined for future research on both noise modeling and mitigation in PLC

Transmission haut-débit sur les réseaux d'énergie: principes physiques et compatibilité électromagnétique

Power Line Communications consist of transmitting data by reusing the existing powerline as a propagation medium. Powerline networks represent a challenging environment for broadband communications, since they have not been designed for the transmission of high frequency signals. This Habilitation degree thesis presents our research on transmission physics and electromagnetic compatibility for in-home powerline networks. This research has been conducted since 2007 in the framework of a collaboration between Orange Labs and Telecom Bretagne, involving my supervision of three Ph.D. theses defended in 2012, 2013 and 2015, as the principal advisor.La technologie Courant Porteur en Ligne consiste à transmettre des données en réutilisant le réseau électrique classique en tant que support de propagation. Les réseaux d'énergie sont des environnements difficiles pour les communications à haut débit, car ils n'ont pas été conçus pour la transmission d'un signal à haute fréquence. Ce mémoire d'Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches présente mes travaux concernant la physique de la transmission et les aspects de Compatibilité Electro-Magnétique (CEM) pour le réseau électrique domestique. Ils ont été réalisés à partir de 2007 dans le cadre d'une collaboration entre Orange Labs et Telecom Bretagne, notamment à travers trois thèses soutenues en 2012, 2013 et 2015. Après une introduction générale à la technologie CPL, le manuscrit décrit l'environnement de propagation dans les réseaux d'énergie en termes de canal et de bruit électromagnétique. Les principes de la modélisation du canal CPL sont illustrés à partir de la problématique d'identification des trajets de propagation. L'une des principales évolutions du domaine concerne l'application de la technologie Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) aux communications sur réseaux d'énergie. Nos études expérimentales ont démontré que l'adaptation de cette technique issue du domaine de la radio permet un doublement de la capacité de transmission. Nous présentons les campagnes de mesure réalisées au sein d'Orange Labs et du groupe Specialist Task Force 410 de l'ETSI. A partir de ces données, des modèles statistiques de canal de propagation MIMO et de bruit multi-capteurs ont été élaborés. En termes d'émission électromagnétique, la bande utilisée par les systèmes CPL est déjà occupée par d'autres services (radio amateur, radiodiffusion en ondes courtes). Nous décrivons les contraintes CEM des systèmes CPL et abordons les techniques de CEM cognitive, consistant à optimiser les ressources spectrales en tenant compte de la connaissance de l'environnement du système. En particulier, la technique de retournement temporel est étudiée pour la mitigation du rayonnement involontaire et sa performance est étudiée de manière expérimentale. Enfin, le manuscrit présente la problématique de l'efficacité énergétique des systèmes CPL. Nous présentons les mesures expérimentales réalisées afin de modéliser la consommation de modems classiques et MIMO. D'autre part, la configuration de communication en relais a été étudiée, afin d'évaluer le gain de ce mode de transmission en termes de consommation énergétique. A l'avenir, ces travaux pourront être étendus aux réseaux de distribution en basse et moyenne tension, pour le développement et l'optimisation des réseaux d'énergie intelligents, ou Smart Grids