Description
Book SynopsisThe only authorized book explaining the HomePlug networking standards HomePlug is a growing technology for creating high-speed Power Line Communication (PLC) networks by transmitting data over in-home or in-office power lines. Users only need to plug adapters into wall outlets to create an instant network of computers, printers, routers, home entertainment devices, and appliance control systems.
HomePlug AV and IEEE 1901: A Handbook for PLC Designers and Users provides for the first time an opportunity for non-members of the HomePlug Alliance to gain in-depth insight into the design and operation of the HomePlug standards. Offering a clear and simple description of the standards, this groundbreaking resource presents HomePlug AV and the associated IEEE 1901 standards in terms more readily understood by a much wider audience, including nontechnical managers, engineers, students, and HomePlug designers.
The book details the many benefits of HomePlug AV, including
Table of Contents
List of Figures xix
List of Tables xxiii
Preface xxvii
Acknowledgments xxix
Biographical Sketches of the Authors xxxi
1 Introduction 1
1.1 HomePlug AVand Its Relationship to IEEE 1901 2
1.2 Focus of the Book 3
1.3 The HomePlug Powerline Alliance 4
1.4 The Role of PLC in Multimedia Home Networking and Smart Energy Applications 8
1.5 Book Outline 9
2 The HomePlug AV Network Architecture 12
2.1 Introduction 12
2.2 Protocol Layers 12
2.3 Network Architecture 14
2.4 Summary 17
3 Design Approach for Powerline Channels 18
3.1 Introduction 18
3.2 Channel Characteristics 19
3.3 Frequency Band 21
3.4 Windowed OFDM 23
3.5 Turbo Convolutional Code 24
3.6 Channel Adaptation 25
3.7 Beacon Period Synchronized to AC Line Cycle 27
3.8 TDMAwith Persistent and Nonpersistent Schedules 29
3.9 Data Plane: Two-Level Framing, Segmentation, and Reassembly 30
3.10 PHY Clock Synchronization 30
3.11 Summary 31
4 Physical Layer 32
4.1 Introduction 32
4.2 PPDU 34
4.3 Preamble 37
4.4 Frame Control 38
4.5 Payload 39
4.6 Priority Resolution Symbol 56
4.7 Transmit Power, Tone Mask, and Amplitude Map 56
4.8 Summary 60
5 MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU) Format 61
5.1 Introduction 61
5.2 Beacon 64
5.3 Start-of-Frame (SOF) 77
5.4 Selective Acknowledgment (SACK) 85
5.5 Request to Send (RTS)/Clear to Send (CTS) 88
5.6 Sound 91
5.7 Reverse Start-of-Frame (RSOF) 95
5.8 Summary 98
6 MAC Data Plane 99
6.1 Introduction 99
6.2 MAC Frame Generation 101
6.3 MAC Frame Streams 102
6.4 Segmentation 104
6.5 Long MPDU Generation 104
6.6 Reassembly 106
6.7 Buffer Management and Flow Control 106
6.8 Communication Between Associated but Unauthenticated STAs 112
6.9 Communication Between STAs not Associated with the Same AVLN 112
6.10 Data Encryption 114
6.11 MPDU Bursting 114
6.12 Bidirectional Bursting 115
6.13 Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) 118
6.14 Summary 120
7 Central Coordinator 121
7.1 Introduction 121
7.2 CCo Selection 122
7.3 Backup CCo and CCo Failure Recovery 125
7.4 Transfer/Handover of CCo Functions 125
7.5 CCo Network Management Functions 127
7.6 Summary 132
8 Channel Access 133
8.1 Introduction 133
8.2 Beacon Period and AC Line Cycle Synchronization 135
8.3 Beacon Period Structure 135
8.4 CSMA Channel Access 143
8.5 TDMA Channel Access 148
8.6 Summary 149
9 Connections and Links 150
9.1 Introduction 150
9.2 Packet Classification 151
9.3 Connection Specification (CSPEC) 152
9.4 Connections and Links 154
9.5 Connection Services 157
9.6 Bandwidth Management by CCo 168
9.7 Summary 171
10 Security and Network Formation 172
10.1 Introduction 172
10.2 Power-on Network Discovery Procedure 172
10.3 Forming or Joining an AVLN 178
10.4 Security Overview 193
10.5 Summary 210
11 Additional MAC Features 211
11.1 Introduction 211
11.2 Channel Estimation 211
11.3 Bridging 219
11.4 HomePlug 1.0.1 Coexistence 223
11.5 Proxy Networking 225
11.6 Summary 232
12 Neighbor Networks 233
12.1 Introduction 233
12.2 Transition Between Neighbor Network Operating Modes 234
12.3 Coordinated Mode 236
12.4 Passive Coordination in CSMA-Only Mode 248
12.5 Neighbor Network Bandwidth Sharing Policy 248
12.6 Summary 249
13 Management Messages 250
13.1 Introduction 250
13.2 Management Message Format 250
13.3 Station–Central Coordination (CCo) 254
13.4 Proxy Coordinator (PCO) Messages 260
13.5 Central Coordinator–Central Coordinator 260
13.6 Station–Station 262
13.7 Manufacturer-Specific Messages 266
13.8 Vendor-Specific Messages 267
13.9 Summary 267
14 IEEE 1901 268
14.1 Introduction 268
14.2 FFT 269
14.3 Wavelet 274
14.4 Coexistence 294
14.5 Summary 301
15 HomePlug Green PHY 302
15.1 Introduction 302
15.2 Physical Layer 302
15.3 MAC Layer 303
15.4 Summary 311
16 HomePlug AV2 312
16.1 Introduction 312
16.2 MIMO 312
16.3 Extended Frequency Band 315
16.4 Efficient Notching 316
16.5 Short Delimiter and Delayed Acknowledgment 316
16.6 Immediate Repeating 321
16.7 Power Save 322
16.8 Summary 323
Appendix A Acronyms 325
Appendix B HomePlug AV Parameter Specification 332
References 334
Index 337
