A review of smart homes-Present state and future challenges
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
A low-complexity bandwidth allocation algorithm for frequency-selective multiuser OFDM systems
Computer Communications
NAT traversing solutions for SIP applications
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking - Intelligent Systems for Future Generation Wireless Networks
Articulating factors defining RMS delay spread in LV PLC networks
Journal of Computer Systems, Networks, and Communications
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Low voltage electrical wiring has largely been dismissed as too noisy and unpredictable to support high-speed communication signals. Advances in communication and modulation methodologies as well as in adaptive digital signal processing and error detection and correction have spawned novel protocols capable of supporting power line communication networks at speeds comparable to wired LANs. We motivate the use of power line LANs as a basic infrastructure for building integrated smart homes, wherein information appliances ranging from simple control or monitoring devices to multimedia entertainment systems are seamlessly interconnected by the very wires that provide them electricity. By simulation and actual measurements using "reference design" prototype commercial powerline products, we show that the HomePlug MAC and PHY layers can guarantee QoS for real-time communications, supporting delay-sensitive data streams for smart home applications.