18th IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications - ISPLC 2014, Glasgow (United Kingdom). 30 March - 02 April 2014
Summary:
This paper analyses the performance impact caused by the selection of a node to act as a switch in a PLC network using PRIME (PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution) standard. This performance is measured in terms of application data message roundtrip. Additionally, a decision algorithm is proposed in order to identify the most favorable switch, fulfilling a gap left open in the aforementioned standard. This decision is based on path cost information transmitted by the nodes. Moreover, a modification for the definition of these costs is proposed with the purpose of enhancing the algorithm’s accomplishments. In order to replicate the performance of a PRIME’s network, a co-simulation framework that combines Matlab and OMNeT++ has been used. This architecture allows for taking into account both physical phenomena and control and application message management. Simulated topologies emulate a general European low-voltage network. Results show that, by using the proposed algorithm and costs definitions, the overall network performance is enhanced.
Keywords: Power Line Communication; tele-metering; PRIME; Matlab; OMNeT++; European LV Distribution Network; network latency; roundtrip.
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2014.6812350
Published in ISPLC 2014, pp: 278-283, ISBN: 978-1-4799-4980-9
Publication date: 2014-05-12.
Citation:
E. Alonso, J. Matanza, C. Rodríguez-Morcillo, S. Alexandres, A switch promotion algorithm for improving PRIME PLC network latency, 18th IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications - ISPLC 2014, Glasgow (United Kingdom). 30 March - 02 April 2014. In: ISPLC 2014: Conference proceedings, e-ISBN: 978-1-4799-4980-9
