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Keynotes
ISPLC2012 Advanced Program
Panel Session: Smart Grid
Panel Session: PLC Standardization
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Keynotes
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Current Situations of PLC in China

Prof. Jianming Liu (State Grid Information & Telecommunication Company Ltd., China)

Abstract

The speech will introduce the current developments and deployments of PLC technology in China. A perspective introduction of the technology and industry situation will be given, and an analysis on the main problems will be made, focusing the technology and standardization. To solve the technical problems in certain circumstances, two solutions are taken into consideration: the Quasi-Broadband PLC, and the Dual-Mode communication. These two new-born technologies are expected to be an effective solution for most of smart grid applications, especially for AMI.

Biography
Prof. Liu Jianming was graduated from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1982, and got master degree from China Electric Power Research Institute in 1984. He is member of CIGRE, and advanced member of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering. Mr. Liu is President of State Grid Information & Telecommunication Co., Ltd., and also the adjunct professor of North China Electric Power University,Wuhan University,Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
Mr. Liu has presided more than 30 research projects and foreign cooperation projects on information security, electric power automation and communication networks. As the first head of research projects, he takes charge of the project broadband PLC. In March 2009, he leaded the first implementation of smart power utilization pilot in China based on PLC. He developed the first Optical Fiber Composite Low-voltage Cable (OPLC), which makes the Power Fiber To The Home (PFTTH) to be realized.


Panasonic Approach on Broadband PLC

Tokikazu Matsumoto (Senior Managing Officer, CTO, Systems & Communications Company of Panasonic Corporation, Japan)

Abstract

Panasonic has strongly contributed for the achievement of IEEE 1901 Standard on Broadband over Powerline Communication (PLC) Technology.
Its certification program is available in HD-PLC Alliance along with National Engineering Laboratory for IGRS in China.
In the speech, Panasonic past achievement and future direction of the PLC promotion for the wide adoption in the world market will be presented. Especially for China market, Panasonic is jointly promoting this technology with IGRS Alliance which is the leading standard organization of Computer, Communication, and Consumer technologies. IGRS-PLC which is the brand name of IEEE 1901 and IGRS compliant products in China will be deployed in the market this year.
Panasonic keeps the contribution in the development on further innovate solutions for making our life more eco-friendly and smarter with PLC Technology.

Biography
Mr. Matsumoto joined to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Former company of Panasonic Corporation) in 1981. He dedicated on the development of digital signal processing technology for VCR at Corporate R&D Center.
In 2001, he served as Business Unit Executive for DVD related products and business. In 2004, he was appointed to President of China Hualu Panasonic AVC networks. Then after serving as Business Unit Executive of the DSC Business Unit at AVC Networks Company of Panasonic Corporation, he is on the current position from 2011.


Recent developments on the international standardization of Narrowband PLC for Smart Grid applications

Dr. Stefano Galli (Director of Technology Strategy,ASSIA, Inc.,USA)

Abstract

The ITU has recently approved a family of three next generation narrowband powerline communications (NB-PLC) standards. These standards define NB-PLC transceivers based on OFDM and allow up to several hundreds of kbps. The approved ITU NB-PLC family of standards includes support for G.hnem, G3-PLC, and PRIME. Furthermore, the ITU Q4c/SG15 group is also cooperating with the IEEE 1901.2 group in defining a NB-PLC coexistence scheme based on PAP 15 requirements.
In this talk, the ITU and IEEE efforts in the standardization of NB-PLC will be described and a qualitative comparison of the technologies will be presented pointing out a recent technical trend that seems to favor coherent scheme to non-coherent ones. Finally, new cooperation programs between IEC, ISO, and ITU for the international standardization of Smart Grid technologies will be described.

Biography
Dr. Stefano Galli received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy). Currently, he is the Director of Technology Strategy at ASSIA where he leads the company’s overall standardization strategy and contributes to the company's efforts in the area of wired/wireless access and home area networking. Prior to this position, he held the role of Director of Energy Solutions R&D for Panasonic Corporation and was a Senior Scientist at Bellcore.
Dr. Galli is serving as elected Member-at-Large of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Board of Governors, chair of the IEEE ComSoc Ad-Hoc Committee on Smart Grid Communications, director of Smart Grid activities for the IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee on Power Line Communications, member of the Energy and Policy Committee of IEEE-USA, and as Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications. Dr. Galli is also serving as Rapporteur for the ITU-T Q4c/15 “Communications for Smart Grid” standardization group. He holds twenty issued and pending patents, has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers, and has co-authored two book chapters on PLC.
Dr. Galli is a Fellow of the IEEE, has received the 2011 IEEE ComSoc Donald W. McLellan Meritorious Service Award, the 2011 Outstanding Service Award from the IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee on PLC, the 2010 IEEE ISPLC Best Paper Award, and the 2010 SGIP/NIST Certificate of Appreciation for his role as PLC coexistence chair in the SGIP/NIST PAP 15.


Reliable Power Line Communication – A Vehicle to Smart Grid, Smart Home and Smart Energy

Xiaolin Lu(Texas Instruments)

Abstract

One of the biggest challenges of connecting the smart grid devices through power line is robustness. All components need to be connected all the time, in any geographic location, and resilient to any interferences.
This talk gives an introduction of Software Define PLC solution and how it differentiates itself as a fully programmable among all PLC stack layers (PHY, MAC, protocol), as well as a multi-standard (PRIME, G3, IEC61334, P1901.2) enabled solution in the smart grid and smart home applications. It discusses challenges in reaching the robustness goal of PLC, trade-offs between flexible solution versus ASIC, power consumption considerations and challenges in forming a multi-hop stable grid-to-home network in a harsh environment. It also describes challenges in indoor applications using PLC: sensor network in smart home/building, control network and gateways to the Internet. The talk will end with field test results of Narrow-Band OFDM PLC for MV/LV transformer crossing, grid to home networks, in-door HAN applications. 

Biography
Xiaolin Lu is Distinguished Member of Technical Staff of Texas Instruments Incorporated and Director of R&D Center of Smart Grid Business Unit. She is actively involved in deployment of communication technologies such as Narrow-Band OFDM based Power Line Communication (PLC), ADSL, wireless mobile digital TV, OFDM based LTE/WiMax terminal devices.
Xiaolin is actively involved in standard activities: IEEE, 3GPP, ITU, ANSI, PRIME and G3 Alliances. She is the holder of 50+ US awarded patents (15 are 1st inventor) in a variety of areas including DSP architecture, networking, power management and communication algorithms. She has 6 published papers in multiple research areas. She is an IEEE member. She earned an MSCS (Indiana University) and MSEE (National Zhejiang University, China) and two years in MBA program training (Drake University, Iowa), one year of Menttium training. She is the winner of 11th National Women of Color Award on Technical Innovation – Industry in 2006.


PLC transmission prototype using TDS-OFDM and MV channel modeling

Jian Song(Professor, Deputy chair for Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China)

Abstract

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technology has been widely adopted in various power-line communication systems recently by virtue of its higher spectrum efficiency and the robustness facing the frequency-selective fading. Other than CP-OFDM and ZP-OFDM technology, time-domain synchronous (TDS-) OFDM technology was proposed, and has been adopted by the Chinese digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard.
TDS-OFDM using the known pseudo random binary sequence as the padding in front of each OFDM symbol to serve as both the guard interval to mitigate the multipath effect and the training sequence for the channel estimation. With relatively simple time-domain processing, the system synchronization can be achieved very fast and also higher spectrum efficiency can be expected.
This talk will give detailed technical review on TDS-OFDM technology and also covers the TDS-OFDM based PLC system design as well as the medium-voltage channel modeling.

Biography
Dr. Jian Song received his PhD degrees from Electronic Engineering Department, Tsinghua University, China in 1995 and worked for the same university upon graduation. He then conducted Postdoctoral research work in The Chinese University of Hong Kong and University of Waterloo, Canada before working with Hughes Network Systems in USA for seven years. He has been a full professor at Tsinghua University since 2005 is now the Deputy Chairman of Electronic Engineering Department.
Dr. Song’s primary research interest is in the physical layer transmissions and his current research interest is in the digital TV broadcasting and PLC areas.
Dr. Song is very active in serving the community and has successfully organized the workshops in VTC’2010 in Ottawa and ICC’2008 in Beijing. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, holds two US and ten Chinese patents with several pending.


M2M: System Control via PLC

Masaaki Katayama (Nagoya University, Japan)

Abstract

Power-line communication is wire communication, based on wireless technologies. Random errors by noise and frequency-selective time-variant propagation are inherent in PLC, such as in radio. On the other hand, since it uses power-lines as its communication media, exchange of information between devices connected to a power-line network and separated by a wall is easier with PLC than with wireless. This makes PLC an attractive candidate for smart grid communication. In this context, the costumers of PLC are not humans but machines. The influence of communication quality on control performance is important issue that is not yet well studied.  As the measures of communication quality, BER and frequency efficiency are often used. But in system control, in which relatively small amount of data is transmitted with strict requirements of latency, different measures are necessary. In addition, distribution of data for synchronized operation of multiple pieces of equipment also requires a different measure of communication quality. This talk introduces relationships between communication qualities and control performance, including effects of cyclostationary features of PLC channels. Examples of communication qualities for system control are also presented. In addition, theoretical features of system control with communications are also the topic of this talk.

Biography
Masaaki Katayama was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1959. He received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Osaka University, Japan in 1981, 1983, and 1986, respectively, all in Communication Engineering. He was an Assistant Professor at Toyohashi University of Technology from 1986 to 1989, and a Lecturer at Osaka University from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, he joined Nagoya University as an associate professor, and has been a professor since July 2001. He also had been working at the College of Engineering of the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1996 as a visiting scholar. His current research projects include, Smart Grid and Energy Management Systems, Reliable Robust Radio Controls (chair of the RRRC research group of IEICE, 2012), Cognitive Radio, Power-Line Communications, Visible Light Communications, Next Generation Mobile Communications, and Satellite Communications.  Dr. Katayama is a fellow of IEICE, a senior member of IEEE, and a member of Reliability Engineering Association of Japan.


The Application of BPL in AMI System and EV Charging Communication Test

Qingyang Liu(China Gridcom Co.,Ltd.)

Abstract

PLC technology has a very mature technology, its reliability, stability and practicality has been verified in numerous experimental site, and its wide range of applications. In China it is chiefly used for broadband access, in-home networking, automated meter-reading system and etc..
Automated meter-reading system is a typical case of PLC application, this presentation will describe the implementation of broadband PLC based automated meter-reading system in China and its site.
Communication between electric vehicles and charging facilities is one of the latest applications of PLC technology. In order to verify its feasibility in the environment of China's electric power, PLC Application Technology Laboratory of SGCC has done the test of communication performance between electric vehicles and charging facilities. We tested the performance of several PLC equipments in the environment of different vendors’ charging facilities, verified that performance of PLC products meet the charging needs of the communications business.

Biography
Technical manager of PLC Application Technology Laboratory of SGCC, mainly engaged in power system communication and its automation, electromagnetic compatibility testing and research. Research on PLC technology over seven years,he has been involved in the research and development of narrowband PLC equipment, 14M, 50M, 85M, 200Mbps broadband powerline communication equipment and application system. In-depth study on PLC technology applications, and a wealth of on-site implementation and testing experience. Additionally he holds seven patents, published several articles at home and abroad.


ISPLC2012 Advanced Program (2012.03.08)
Wednesday, March 28
10:00 - 11:00

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W-1: Multi-Hop, Multi-Route and Cooperative
Chair: Fang Yang (Tsinghua University, P.R. China)
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Cooperative Multihop Power Line Communications
Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada); Han Vinck (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Neighborhood-Knowledge Based Geo-Routing in PLC
Mauro Biagi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Simone Greco (DIET, University of Rome, Italy); Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Network-supported TCP Rate Control for the Coexistence of Multiple Flows in IP Over PLC
Adriano Muniz (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan); Kazuya Tsukamoto (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan); Masato Tsuru (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan); Yuji Oie (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan)

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W-2: LV/MV Distribution Networks
Chair: Gerd Bumiller (Hochschule Ruhr West & University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
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The Typical Designs of PLC Network in MV Distribution Network
Xiao-yan Wang (State Grid Electric Power Research Institute of China & Communication Company, P.R. China); Xue Gao (State Grid Electric Power Research Institute of China, P.R. China)
The Analysis and Measurement of Transmission Characteristics and Interference Over MV Distribution Line
Xiao-yan Wang (State Grid Electric Power Research Institute of China & Communication Company, P.R. China)
On the Impedance of the Low-Voltage Distribution Grid At Frequencies Up to 500 kHz
Martin Sigle (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); Wenqing Liu (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); Klaus M. Dostert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)

11:20 - 13:00
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W-3: Adaptive, Cognitive PLC
Chair: Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada)
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Cognitive Spectrum Shaping for InHome Power Line Communications
Mauro Biagi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Stefano Rinauro (Università "La Sapienza'' di Roma, Italy); Roberto Cusani (University of Rome "Sapienza", Italy)
Dynamic Resource Allocation Protocol for Large PLC Networks
Le Phu Do (Dresden University of Technology, Germany); Ralf J. Lehnert (Technische Universitaet Dresden (Dresden University of Technology, Germany)
Packet Size Optimization of PPS Based Radiation Detection for AEE-PLC
Intan Sari Areni (Ehime University & Hasanuddin University, Japan); Shinji Tsuzuki (Ehime University, Japan); Yoshio Yamada (Ehime University, Japan)
SNR-based Detection of Broadcast Radio Stations on Powerlines as Mitigation Method Toward a Cognitive PLC Solution
Nico Weling (devolo AG, Germany)

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W-4: Experimental Systems and Field Trials
Chair: Haniph A. Latchman (University of Florida, USA)
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Current Situations and Future Developments of PLC Technology in China
Jianming Liu (State Grid Information & Telecommunication Co., LTD, P.R. China); Bingzhen Zhao (State Grid Information and Telecommunication Co., Ltd, P.R. China); Liang Geng (State Grid Information & Telecommunication Co., LTD, P.R. China); Zhou Yuan (State Grid Information and Telecommunication Co., Ltd, P.R. China)
Implementation and Field Test Results of a Software Defined PLC Modem
Gary Xu (Samsung Telecommunications America, USA); Susan Yim (Texas Instruments, USA); Il Han Kim (Texas Instruments, USA); Tarkesh Pande (Tesxas Instruments, USA); Xiaolin Lu (Texas Instruments, Inc., USA)
Experimental Research on Triple Play Via Power Line
Wenxuan Wu (Electric Power Research Institute of Fujian Electric Power Company Limited, P.R. China); Bin Chen (Electric Power Research Institute of Fujian Electric Power Company Limited, P.R. China); Changce Li (Fujian Great Power PLC Equipment Company Limited, P.R. China)
Coexistence Analysis of Access and Indoor Powerline Communication Systems for Smart Grid ICT Networks
Christian Müller (TU Dortmund University, Germany); Christian Lewandowski (TU Dortmund University, Germany); Christian Wietfeld (TU Dortmund University, Germany); Holger Kellerbauer (University of Diusburg-Essen, ETS, Germany); Holger Hirsch (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Applications of RFID Over Power Line for Smart Grid
Takanori Washiro (Sony Corporation, Japan)

15:00 - 16:40
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W-5: Smart Grid Communications over NB PLC
Chair: Ralf J. Lehnert (Technische Universitaet Dresden (Dresden University of Technology, Germany)
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DLC+VIT4IP Project: High-Speed NB-PLC for Smart Grid Communication —Design of Field Trial
Abdelfatteh Haidine (KEMA Consullting GmbH, Germany); Alexander Portnoy (The Israel Electric Corporation, Israel); Stanislav Mudriievskyi (Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany); Ralf J. Lehnert (Technische Universitaet Dresden (Dresden University of Technology, Germany)
Performance Evaluation of Medium Access Control Mechanisms in High-Speed Narrowband PLC for Smart Grid Applications
Yoav Ben-Yehezkel (Yitran Communications, Israel); Ronen Gazit (Yitran Ltd., Israel); Abdelfatteh Haidine (KEMA Consullting GmbH, Germany)
Internet Protocol Security and Power Line Communication
Bernd Hirschler (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria); Albert N. Treytl (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria)
Distribution Line Carrier (DLC) Communication Channel for SCADA System - a Practical Experience
Shashitheran Karuppiah (TNB Research Sdn Bhd, Malaysia)
High-accuracy Distributed Simulation Enviroment for PRIME Networks Analysis and Improvement
Alfredo Sanz (University of Zaragoza & Atmel Spain SAU, Spain); Pedro Jose Piñero (Atmel Corporation, Spain); David Montoro-Mouzo (Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain); Jose-Ignacio Garcia-Nicolas (University of Zaragoza & Atmel Spain SAU, Spain)

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W-6: Modulation and Signal Processing
Chair: Weilin Liu (State Grid Corporation of China, P.R. China)
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Error pattern/behavior of Noise in In-house Cenelec A-band Plc Channel
Ayokunle Familua (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa); Abdirashid Qatarey (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa); Ling Cheng (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa); Petrus A. Janse van Rensburg (Walter Sisulu University, South Africa)
Time-Diversity Permutation Coding Scheme for Narrow-Band Power-Line Channels
Ling Cheng (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa); Hendrik C Ferreira (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Rate-Compatible QC-LDPC Codes Design in Powerline Communication Systems
Zaishuang Liu (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Kewu Peng (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Weilong Lei (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Chen Qian (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Zhaocheng Wang (Tsinghua University, P.R. China)
Transmitt Signal Design for NB-PLC
Gerd Bumiller (Hochschule Ruhr West & University of Applied Sciences, Germany)

Thursday, March 29
10:00 - 11:00

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T-1: Home Networking - I
Chair: Jae-Jo Lee (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea)
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Multiple-domain Cooperative Diversity Mechanism in G.hn Networks
Haris Gacanin (Alcatel-Lucent Bell N.V., Belgium); Youssef Chahibi (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Inter-domain Bi-directional Access in G.hn with Network Coding At the Physical-layer
Haris Gacanin (Alcatel-Lucent Bell N.V., Belgium)
Performance Improvement of G.hn System Based on Bit Mapping Technique
Keqian Yan (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Kewu Peng (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Fang Yang (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Bingzhen Zhao (State Grid Information and Telecommunication Co., Ltd, P.R. China); Yirong Wang (State Grid Information and Telecommunication Co., Ltd, P.R. China)

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T-2: Modulation and Signal Processing -I
Chair: Jian Song (Tsinghua University, P.R. China)
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Optimal Labeling Searching Based on Classification of Unique Mapping for BICM-ID with 8-APSK
Ben Zhang (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Kewu Peng (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Jian Song (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Junhao Lin (Tsinghua University, P.R. China)
Labeling Classification for 3D-BPSK and Its Application in Powerline Communications
Tao Cheng (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Kewu Peng (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Yang Zhixing (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Yirong Wang (State Grid Information and Telecommunication Co., Ltd, P.R. China); Liao Congyan (China Gridcom Co. LTD., P.R. China)
An Effective H-ARQ Scheme for LDPC-Coded Broadband Power Line Communication System
Qi Zhang (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Fang Yang (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Jian Song (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Bingzhen Zhao (State Grid Information and Telecommunication Co., Ltd, P.R. China); Liang Geng (State Grid Information & Telecommunication Co., LTD, P.R. China)

11:20 - 13:00
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T-3: Home Networking - II
Chair: José Antonio Cortés (Universidad de Málaga, Spain)
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Analog Front End Design for Gigabit Power Line Communication
Marc Lanoiselée (Orange Labs, France); Pierre Siohan (France Telecom, France)
Preamble-based Channel Estimation in HomePlug AV Systems
Diego Altolini (University of Padova, Italy); Nevio Benvenuto (University of Padova, Italy); Silvano Pupolin (University of Padua, Italy); Raffaele Riva (ST Microelectronics, Italy)
An Interconnection Approach and Performance Tests for In-home PLC Networks
Luca Di Bert (University of Udine, Italy); Salvatore D'Alessandro (WiTiKee srl & University of Udine, Italy); Andrea M Tonello (University of Udine, Italy)
A Study on Symbol Timing Recovery Schemes for Broadband in-Home PLC
Javier Godoy (Universidad de Málaga, Spain); Francisco J. Cañete (Universidad de Málaga, Spain); José Antonio Cortés (Universidad de Málaga, Spain); Luis Díez (University of Málaga, Spain)
Adapting HomePlug C&C PLC for Use in a Low Voltage Smart Grid
Andrew P Goedhart (University of Johannesburg & Util Labs (pty) Ltd, South Africa); Reolyn Heymann (University of Johannesburg, South Africa); Hendrik C Ferreira (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

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T-4: Modulation and Signal Processing -II
Chair: Moises Vidal Ribeiro (Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil)
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Selected Subcarriers QPSK-OFDM Transmission Schemes to Combat Frequency Disturbances
Victor Papilaya (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany); Thokozani Shongwe (University of Johannesburg, South Africa); Han Vinck (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany); Hendrik C Ferreira (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Reduced Complexity LPTV-Aware Bit Loading for Channel Adaptation in Broadband PLC
Muharrem A Tunç (University of Kansas, USA); Erik S. Perrins (University of Kansas, USA); Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada)
A Design and Implementation of Timing Synchronization Algorithm for OFDM-based Powerline Communication
Dong Liang (Xi’an Jiao tong University, Xi’an, P.R. China); Dongwen Niu (Xi’an Jiao tong University, Xi’an, P.R. China); Baohui Zhang (Xi’an Jiaotong, P.R. China); Keyuan Fu (Xi`an Jiaotong University, P.R. China); Zhiqian Bo (Alstom, P.R. China)
Robust and Reduced-Rank UWB Receiver for Green and Smart Home Communication Based on Power Line
Ana Luiza Ferreira (Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil); Zhi Quan (Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil); Moises Vidal Ribeiro (Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil)

15:00 - 16:40
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T-5: Multiple Access Techniques and MAC Protocols
Chair: Shinji Tsuzuki (Ehime University, Japan)
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Optimal Bandwidth Guaranteed Routing and Time Slot Assignment for Broadband PLC Access Networks
Steven S. W. Lee (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan); Kuang-Yi Li (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan); Cheng-Shong Wu (National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan); Jen-Yi Pan (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan); Chih-yang Chuang (Institute For Information Industry, Taiwan)
Frequency Division Multiplexing Analysis for Point-to-Multipoint Transmissions in Power Line Networks
Pierre Achaichia (France Télécom R&D, France); Marie Le Bot (France Telecom, France); Pierre Siohan (France Telecom, France)
QoS Augmented CSMACA MAC Protocol for High Speed Multimedia Powerline Communications
Youngjoon Lee (University of Florida, USA); Mintae Hwang (Changwon National University, Korea); Haniph A. Latchman (University of Florida, USA)
Dynamics of Contention Free Period Reservation in IEEE 1901 Networks
Brad W. Zarikoff (Latitude Technologies Corporation & National University of Ireland Maynooth, Canada); David Malone (NUI Maynooth, Ireland)
Optimizing Power Consumption in Networked Devices
Aidan Cully (STMicroelectronics, USA); Oleg Logvinov (STMicroelectronics, USA)

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T-6: Channel Characterization and Modeling
Chair: Andrea M Tonello (University of Udine, Italy)
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On the Two-Conductor Modeling of Three-Phase Cables in PLC
Tao Zheng (University of Pisa, Italy); Marco Raugi (University of Pisa, Italy); Mauro Tucci (University of Pisa, Italy)
Characterization of the Transfer Function of Powerline Channels with Four Conductors
Linyu Wang (KULeuven, Belgium); Gustavo Avolio (Kuleuven, Belgium); Geert Deconinck (KULeuven, Belgium); Emmanuel H. Van Lil (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
Channel Phase Distortion and Its Influence on PLC Systems
Wenqing Liu (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); Martin Sigle (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany); Klaus M. Dostert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
Parametric and Nonparametric Methods for Power Line Network Topology Inference
Mohamed Osama Ahmed (University of British Columbia, Canada); Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada)
On the Relation Between Geometrical Distance and Channel Statistics in In-Home PLC Networks
Fabio Versolatto (University of Udine, Italy); Andrea M Tonello (University of Udine, Italy)

Friday, March 30
09:00 - 11:00

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F-1: MIMO PLC
Chairs: Pascal Pagani (Orange Labs, France), Andreas Schwager (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Germany)
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Spatial Correlation Analysis and Model for In-home MIMO Power Line Channels
Alessandro Tomasoni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Raffaele Riva (ST Microelectronics, Italy); Sandro Bellini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Modified Multipath Model for Broadband MIMO Power Line Communications
Nazcar Pine (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea); Sangho Choe (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
European MIMO PLT Field Measurements: Overview of the ETSI STF410 Campaign & EMI Analysis
Andreas Schwager (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Germany); Werner Bäschlin (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Switzerland); Holger Hirsch (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany); Pascal Pagani (Orange Labs, France); Nico Weling (devolo AG, Germany); José Luis González Moreno (Marvell Hispania, Spain); Hervé Milleret (Spidcom, France)
European MIMO PLC Field Measurements: Channel Analysis
Daniel M. Schneider (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Germany); Andreas Schwager (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Germany); Werner Bäschlin (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Switzerland); Pascal Pagani (Orange Labs, France)
European MIMO PLC Field Measurements: Noise Analysis
Pascal Pagani (Orange Labs, France); Rehan Hashmat (Orange Labs, France); Andreas Schwager (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Germany); Daniel M. Schneider (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Germany); Werner Bäschlin (Sony Deutschland GmbH, Switzerland)
Analysis and Modeling of Background Noise for Inhome MIMO PLC Channels
Rehan Hashmat (Orange Labs, France); Pascal Pagani (Orange Labs, France); Thierry Chonavel (Institut Télécom; Télécom Bretagne & Université Européenne de Bretagne, France); Ahmed Zeddam (Orange Labs, France)

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F-2: Vehicles and DC Channels - I
Chair: Francisco J. Cañete (Universidad de Málaga, Spain)
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On the Design of Impedance Matching Circuits for Vehicular Power Line Communication Systems
Nima Taherinejad (University of British Columbia, Canada); Roberto Rosales (University of British Columbia, Canada); Shahriar Mirabbasi (University of British Columbia, Canada); Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Channel Characterization for Power Line Communication in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Nima Taherinejad (University of British Columbia, Canada); Roberto Rosales (University of British Columbia, Canada); Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada); Shahriar Mirabbasi (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Analysis of the Periodic Noise on In-Vehicle Broadband Power Line Channels
José Antonio Cortés (Universidad de Málaga, Spain); Miguel Cerdá (Universidad de Málaga, Spain); Luis Díez (University of Málaga, Spain); Francisco J. Cañete (Universidad de Málaga, Spain)
Behavioral Modeling of Power Line Communication Channels for Automotive Applications
Igor S Stievano (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Flavio Canavero (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Study and Field Test of Power Line Communication for an Electric-Vehicle Charging System
Chang-Un Park (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea); Jae-Jo Lee (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea); Oh Sang-Ki (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea); Jung-Mok Bae (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea); Jong-Kwan Seo (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea)
Interference Analyses of Electric Vehicle Charging Using PLC on the Control Pilot
Christian Lewandowski (TU Dortmund University, Germany); Sven Gröning (TU Dortmund University, Germany); Jens Schmutzler (TU Dortmund University, Germany); Christian Wietfeld (TU Dortmund University, Germany)

11:20 - 13:00
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F-3: PLC with Impulsive Noise
Chair: Masaaki Katayama (Nagoya University, Japan)
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Performance Evaluation of DWT-OFDM in Multipath PLC Channel Under Impulsive and Narrowband Noise
Soheila Mousavi (University of Guilan, Iran); Abdolreza Kiani (University of Guilan, Iran); Bahman Zanj (University of Guilan, Iran); Gholamreza Baghersalimi (University of Guilan, Iran)
Efficient Clipping for Broadband Power Line Systems in Impulsive Noise Environment
Der-Feng Tseng (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan); Ru-Bing Yang (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan); Tsung-Ru Tsai (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan); Yunghsiang Sam Han (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan); Wai Ho Mow (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology & HKUST, Hong Kong)
Adaptive Impulsive Noise Mitigation Using Multi Mode Compressive Sensing for Powerline Communications
Anser Mehboob (University of Leeds, United Kingdom); Li Zhang (University of Leeds, United Kingdom); Javad Khangosstar (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
Implementation of a Gap Recorder for Measuring Impulsive Noise Error Distributions in Power Line Communications Using the Fritchman Model
Justin Weyepe Tina (University Johannesburg, South Africa); Abraham Snyders (University of Johannesburg, South Africa); Hendrik C Ferreira (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
PRIME Performance Under Impulsive Noise Environments
Javier Matanza (Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain); Sadot Alexandres (Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain); Carlos Rodriguez-Morcillo (1Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain)

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F-4: Vehicles and DC Channels - II
Chair: Marco Raugi (University of Pisa, Italy)
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A Feasibility Study of 1Gbps PLC System Assuming a High-balanced DC Power-line Channel
Shinji Tsuzuki (Ehime University, Japan); Intan Sari Areni (Ehime University & Hasanuddin University, Japan); Yoshio Yamada (Ehime University, Japan)
Coupling/Decoupling Circuits for Powerline Communications in Differential DC Power Buses
Flavia Grassi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Sergio A Pignari (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
A Very Low-Cost Low-Frequency PLC System Based on DS-CDMA for DC Power Lines
Hirotaka Nosato (University of Tsukuba, Japan); Yuji Kasai (National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan); Eiichi Takahashi (National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan); Masahiro Murakawa (National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)
Channel Model for a Power Line Communication Medium in an LVDC Distribution System
Antti Pinomaa (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland); Jero Ahola (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland); Antti Kosonen (Lappeenranta University of Technology & Institute of Energy Technology, Finland)

Panel Session: Smart Grid
Mar.28, Wed 17:00-18:00

No.      Speaker
1.       Ralf Lehnert (Chair)
          Technische University Dresden, Germany
2.       Jianming Liu
          State Grid Corporation of China
3.       Michimasa Aramaki
          Panasonic, Japan
4.       Xiaolin Lu
          TI, USA
5.       Jingbo Guo
          Tsinghua University, China
6.       Lutz Lampe
          University of British Columbia, Canada


Panel Session: PLC Standardization
Mar.29,Thu 17:00-18:00

No.     Speaker
1.       Luning Ding (Chair)
          IGRS Alliance, China
2.       Stefano Galli
          ASSIA, USA
3.       Weilin Liu
         China Electric Power Research Institute
4.      Alfredo Sanz
         Atmel, Spain
5.      Qingyang Liu
         Gridcom, China
6.      Andrew Goedhart
         Util Labs / University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Technical Tour Schedule

Mar, 30th, 2012
Beijing, China

Routine 1: Smart Grid Exhibition Hall

Departure point : The Lake View Hotel
Arrival point:27F,Ages Wealth World, No. 1 Hangfeng Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. Smart Grid Exhibition Hall
Capacity: limited to 20 persons.
Technical Tour Schedule:

13:30 Bus departure from The Lake View Hotel
14:30-16:00 Visiting the Smart Grid Exhibition Hall
16:00 Bus departure from State Grid to The Lake View Hotel

Brief Introduction of Smart Grid Exhibition Hall:
State Grid Information & Telecommunication Company Ltd. (SGIT) is the largest powerline communications operator in the world. The company independently developed the broadband powerline communications(BPLC) and Optical Fiber Composite Low-voltage Cable (OPLC), which have been applied to people’s lives. The Smart Grid Exhibition Hall will show you the applications of technologies of information communication, the Internet of Things and intelligent power consumption in every aspect of Smart Grid.

Routine 2: Lianxiangyuan Intelligent Community

Departure point : The Lake View Hotel
Arrival point:Str. Lianbao, No. 2, Fengtai District, Beijing. Lianxiangyuan Community
Capacity: limited to 20 persons.

13:30 Bus departure from The Lake View Hotel
14:30-16:00 Visiting Lianxiangyuan Intelligent Community
16:00 Bus departure from State Grid to The Lake View Hotel

Brief Introduction of Lianxiangyuan Intelligent Community:
Lianxiangyuan Intelligent Community is the first intelligent power consumption community that has achieved business operation in China. The broadband channel in Lianxiangyuan community, which is based on Optical Fiber Composite Low-voltage Cable (OPLC) and broadband powerline communications (BPLC), provides home energy consumption analysis, solar photovoltaic energy grid integration, power consumption information collection and other services.


Notes: Please choose one of the above two routines, and tell us your choice when you register at conference registration desk on March 27th.

 
 

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