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2006 IEEE ISPLC Program at a Glance

SUNDAY MARCH 26

20:00-22:00 Dessert Reception and Registration Yucatan 1-3

MONDAY MARCH 27

8:00-8:30 Breakfast

8:30-8:45 Chairman’s Welcome Monterey 1-2

8:45:9:30 Keynote I Monterey 1-2

9:30-10:00 Coffee Break

10:00-12:00 Session A1 Monterey 1

Session B1 Monterey 2

12:00-14:00 Lunch

Keynote II Yucatan 1-3

14:00-16:00 Session A2 Monterey 1

Session B2 Monterey 2

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-17:45 Panel Session I Monterey 1-2

18:00-21:00 TC-BoPL

TUESDAY MARCH 28

8:00-8:30 Breakfast 8:30-9:45 Keynote III

Monterey 1-2 9:45-10:15 Coffee Break 10:15-12:00 Session A3

Monterey 1 Session B3Monterey 2

12:00-14:00Lunch

Keynote IV Yucatan 1-3

14:00-15:30 Panel Session 2 Monterey 1-2

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-18:00Poster

Session AMonterey 1

Poster Session BMonterey 2

18:30-21:00Keynote V

Banquet and Awards Keynote VI Yucatan 1-3

WEDNESDAY MARCH 29

8:00-8:30 Breakfast 8:30-9:15 Keynote VII

Monterey 1-2 9:15-9:45 Coffee Break

9:45-11:45 Session A4Monterey 1

Session B4Monterey 2

11:45-12:00 Closing Remarks Monterey 1-2

Welcome Message from the 2006 IEEE ISPLC General Chair

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 10th Annual International Symposium on Power Line Communications (ISPLC) and its Applications! We are delighted that the ISPLC is being hosted in the USA for the first time in its history and also that this 10th ISPLC and all future ISPLCs will be held under the full sponsorship of the IEEE Communications Society. At the meeting of the IEEE Communication Society (COMSOC) Technical Sub-Committee on Broadband over Powerline (BoPL) held at ISPLC 2005 in Vancouver, approval was given to submit an application to the IEEE Communication Society for full financial and technical sponsorship of the ISPLC in 2006 and in all future years. We are pleased that this application was approved and so we can welcome you here in Orlando to the first IEEE ISPLC (2006). It is also worthy of note that since the 2005 ISPLC in Vancouver, the BoPL Technical Sub-Committee has been upgraded to full COMSOC Technical Committee status. Serving as General Chair of the 2006 IEEE ISPLC in this year of transitions has been quite an exciting and challenging assignment. While we benefited greatly from the profile, visibility and infrastructure of our new sponsor and owner, IEEE Communication Society, we also had to work harder to maintain conformity with fiscal and procedural policies that were not in force in the planning and organization of earlier ISPLCs. In an effort to contain costs to attendees, we made careful and selective use of IEEE and IEEE ComSoc resources, electing to carry out many conference functions by the use of ISPLC volunteers and able assistance from graduate students at the University of Florida. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Organizing Committee and our Steering Committee as well as the students at the University of Florida whose help was indispensable in making the 2006 IEEE ISPLC a reality. Thanks also to our Program Committee for their work in reviewing papers and especially to the Program Co-Chairs Richard Newman and Klaus Dostert for

putting together an interesting and informative conference program with regular paper and poster sessions, as well as an outstanding set of panels and an impressive group of keynote presentations. The 2006 IEEE ISPLC program provides a comprehensive view of current PLC research in such areas as channel measurement and modeling, noise characterization and mitigation; modulation, coding, Medium Access Control (MAC), field trials and applications as well as electromagnetic compliance. Keynotes and Panels cover the major applications of PLC for multimedia in-home LANS, BPL access, command and control, as well as for utility applications such as automatic meter reading (AMR). Important perspectives from global regulatory organizations and from industry leaders in PLC hardware and software are also included. I would like to thank the University of Florida’s College of Engineering and in particular the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department for providing the organizational umbrella under which the 2006 IEEE ISPLC was organized and coordinated. Thanks also to the IEEE Power Engineering Society and other COMSOC Technical Committees that endorsed and co-sponsored the 2006 IEEE ISPLC. I would also like to thank our corporate sponsors, InTellon Corporation, CURRENT Communications Group, Design of Systems on Silicon (DS2) and Jamaica Online Information Systems Ltd., for their generous financial support and contributions to the 2006 IEEE ISPLC. Finally thanks and a warm Florida welcome to Authors, Presenters and Attendees of the 2006 IEEE ISPLC. I hope you will find this conference to be a positive, rewarding and enjoyable experience. Haniph A. Latchman General Chair

2006 IEEE ISPLC Committee

Organizing Committee General Chair

Haniph A. Latchman, USA

Program Co-Chairs

Richard Newman, USA

Klaus Dostert, Germany

Finance Chair

Janise McNair, USA

Publication Chair

Kaywan Afkhamie, USA

Industrial Liaison

Larry Yonge, USA

Secretariat

J.D. Lee, USA

K. Tripathi,, USA

Steering Committee Program Committee

Han Vinck, GERMANY (Chairperson) Kaywan Afkhami, USA Stefano Galli, USA Theodore Antonakopoulos, GREECE Masaaki Katayama, JAPAN Pouyan Anurshahi, USA Lutz Lampe, CANADA Prof. Ezio Biglieri, ITALY Haniph A. Latchman, USA Stefano Bregni, ITALY Niovi Pavlidou, GREECE Paul Brown, USA Alfredo Sanz, SPAIN Gerd Bumiller, GERMANY Terry Burns, USA Francisco J. Canete, SPAIN Marco Chiani, ITALY Timo Coronen, FINLAND Klaus Dostert, GERMANY Jean-Philippe Faure, FRANCE Stefano Galli, USA Sherman Gavette, USA Steve Green, USA Bahram Honary, UK Srinivas Katar, USA Masaaki Katayama, JAPAN Lutz Lampe, CANADA Yuju Lin, USA Gen Marubayashi, JAPAN Jim Mollenkopf, USA Simone Morosi, ITALY John Newbury, UK Richard Newman, USA Nikolaos Papandreou, GREECE Giovanni Pau, USA Niovi Pavlidou, GREECE H. Vincent Poor, USA Ram Rao, USA Marco Raugi, ITALY Neal Riedel, USA Anna Scaglione, USA Andrea Tonello, ITALY Kartikeya Tripathi, USA Han Vinck, GERMANY

Conference Rooms Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

2006 IEEE ISPLC Keynotes Keynote I: Broadband Over Power Lines

Tom Willie President, CURRENT Technologies, USA

Thomas J. Willie III currently serves as President and COO of CURRENT Technologies where he overseas all aspects of company operations and execution. Prior to joining Current Technologies, Thomas Willie served as Vice President and General Manager of Siemens (Efficient Networks) DSL Broadband solutions division, where he was responsible for company direction, product strategy, leading product management and development efforts, and overseeing the financial and operational aspects of the business, leading Efficient to the #1 market share position in DSL CPE worldwide. Thomas also worked closely with major ILECs, CLECs, and ISPs to develop strategic broadband deployment initiatives and define next generation service roadmaps. He has held strategic marketing management positions at Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor and brings with him over 10 years of experience specifically in marketing, broadband communications, and networking. Thomas obtained his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. Keynote II: Standards for PLC

Bernd Wirth Power Plus Corporation, German

Bernd Wirth was born August 6, 1966, in Ilshofen, Germany. He studied Electrical Engineering with focus on Telecommunications and semiconductor

physics at University Stuttgart, Germany - degree Dipl. Ing. Elektrotechnik in 1996. He successfully finished his in-service study of economy at the academy for administration and economy in Stuttgart with the degree Betriebswirt (VWA) in 2001. From August 1996 to Feb. 2001 he was working for the utility EnBW in Stuttgart, in the telecommunications division. At EnBW he held different responsibilities in systems engineering, standardisation and regulatory issues as well as product development - frequently in EnBW's PLC-activities. His last position at EnBW was Product Manager for PLC. From March 2001 to June 2002 he was working as a Consultant for ATANVO AG, Leonberg, Germany and was in charge for various projects related to PLC. Since July 2002 he is working for Power PLUS Communications AG, an integrator for PLC systems in Mannheim, Germany. As a Senior Manager for Strategy and Regulatory Affairs he is responsible for product-certification, business process analysis and management as well as coordination of R&D projects. Due to his standardisation and regulatory tasks he is participating in CISPR (PT-Secretary), ETSI, DKE (WG-Chairman) and other PLC platforms. Keynote III: The HomePlug Power Line Alliance and HomePlug AV Overview

Matt Theall President, HomePlug, Intel Corporation, USA

Matt Theall is the overall owner of Intel's powerline initiative, working out of Intel's corporate technology group. In this capacity, he is tasked with defining Intel's powerline strategy and tactical plan. He is also a key member of the team defining Intel's digital home technology vision, and he is currently president of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance. Theall holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University and a master's degree in business administration from Rivier College.

Larry Yonge Vice President, Research and Development, Intellon Corporation, USA

Lawrence W. Yonge III is Vice President of Research and Development for Intellon Corporation. He has been responsible for Intellon's technology development since joining the company in 1997, which includes the powerline networking technology that was the basis for the HomePlug 1.0 Specification. Lawrence Yonge currently serves as chair of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance Technical Working Group. Lawrence Yonge has been a technological leader and innovator in the communications industry for more than two decades, having worked as an independent engineering consultant to communication companies and participating in the development of an MPEG-2/DVB satellite set top box. He has nine (9) patents granted with several others pending. LarryYonge was a design engineer at Microdyne Corporation from 1980 – 1983 and in 1983 be became a co-founder and President of Raydx Satellite Systems, Inc. He holds a B.S. in engineering from LeTourneau University. Keynote IV: Overview of the Opera Specification for Broadband Internet Access and its Synergies with the UPA Digital Home Specification for Powerline Home Networking

Chano Gomez Vice President Technology and Strategic Partnerships DS2, SPAIN

Chano Gomez is Vice President for Technology and Strategic Partnerships for DS2. He joined DS2 in 1999 as a Design Engineer in the System Architecture Group, later working as Customer Support Manager. He has co-authored several patents on PLC technology and holds a degree in Telecommunication Engineering.

Keynote V: PLC for Command & Control Pete Griffin Radio Shack Corporation, USA

Pete Griffin is RadioShack’s Director of Corporate Technology. RadioShack, an international retailer and manufacturer of consumer electronics, is best known for its innovative spirit in which drove such transformational technologies as the first mass produced personal computer (TRS-80), the first laptop (Model 100), DTH satellite, cellular phones (Mobira), and a myriad of other electronics and accessories. Pete Griffin has been an integral part of the innovative spirit within RadioShack for over 27 years. Beginning his career as Director of Engineering, he has in excess of 200 products to his credit and has directly participated in many more. In the past few years, Pete has taken on the additional role of being RadioShack’s engineering advocate for driving new technologies within the industry. Pete Griffin is currently serves on the boards of MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), CABA (Continental Association of Building Automation), and HomePlug Alliance (Chairman). His keen insight into the future of consumer electronics is widely sought by both government and industry agencies.

Keynote VI: A Decade of ISPLC Han Vinck Essen University, Germany

A.J. Han Vinck is a full professor in Digital Communications at the University of Essen, Essen, Germany, since 1990. He studied electrical engineering at the University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1980. In 2003 he was an Adjunct Professor at the Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. From 1991-1993 and 1998-2000 he was the Director of the Institute for Experimental Mathematics in Essen. Professor Vinck was the Director (1997-1999) of the Post-Graduate School on Networking, "CINEMA". From 2000-2004 he was the Chairman for the communication division of the Institute for Critical Infrastructures, CRIS. Professor Vinck serves on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Information Theory Society since 1997 (until 2006). In 2003 he was elected President of the IEEE Information theory Society. He served as Member-at-Large 2001-2002 in the Meetings and Services Committee for the IEEE. In 1999 he was the Program Chairman for the IEEE IT workshop in Kruger Park, South Africa. In 1997 he acted as Co-chairman for the 1997 IEEE Information Theory symposium in Ulm, Germany (704 participants). Professor Vinck was founding Chairman (1995-1998) of the IEEE German Information Theory chapter. In 1990 he organized the IEEE Information Theory workshop in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. The IEEE elected him as a fellow for his “Contributions to Coding Techniques” Professor Vinck is the initiator of the Japan-Benelux workshops on Information theory ( now Asia-Europe) and the International winter-meeting on Coding, Cryptography and Information theory. He started (Essen, 1997) and still supports the organization of the series of conferences on Power Line Communications and its Applications. He is co-founder and president of the Shannon and the Gauß foundations. These foundations stimulate research and help young scientists in the field of Information theory and Digital Communications. From 1999-2000 he was elected chairman of the Benelux Information and Communication Theory Society. His research interest is in Information and Communication theory, Coding and Network aspects in digital communications.

Keynote VII: Future Metering - A Utility's Perspective Robert Denda Endesa Ingeniería, Spain

Dr. Denda got his degree in Computer Science and Business Administration and his PhD from the University of Mannheim, Germany. As of then, he worked as a researcher at the University of Waterloo, Canada, as research staff member of NEC Europe Computer & Communications Research Laboratories, Germany, as manager of the R&D department of Enditel, Spain, and in his current position as manager of the Technological Services and Innovation Unit at Endesa Ingeniería, the engineering filial of Endesa. Since end of 2004 he is collaborating at Endesa's Automatic Metering Project, being the responsible of the business plan working group and member of the project management team.

Josep M. Marro Endesa Ingeniería, Spain

Mr. Marro is a telecomunications engineer. He got his degree from the Catalonia Politechnic University (UPC-Barcelona) in Spain. He has been working at Endesa since 1998. From 1998 to 2004 he was involved in the development and the design, installation and start up of of Remote Telecontrol Units. Since 2004, he forms part of the Metering Engineering unit of Endesa, which is responsible of studying, specifying, verifying and authorizing metering equipment both for domestic and industrial uses in Spain. This unit is also in charge of Endesa's Automatic Metering Project, where Mr. Marro is the responsible of the device working group and member of the project management team.

2006 IEEE ISPLC Panel Sessions Panel Session I: PLC Coexistence and Compatibility

Ron Glibbery Intellon Corporation, USA

The Need for Standards for Broadband over Power Line Gary Stuebing Duke Power, USA

Status Report: PLC Coexistence and Compatibility Michael Stelts CEPCA, Panasonic, USA

Panel Session II: Measurement of Signal Power, Noise and Attenuation over Low Voltage Distribution Lines in the Frequency Band 1.6MHz to 30MHz

John Newbury Open University, United Kingdom Terry Burns IEEE BPL, APS, USA Jean-Philipe Faure ETSI, CISPR, SchneiderElectric, France Javad Yazdani East Lancashire Institute of Higher Education, UK

Technical Program Monday March 27 8:30-8:45 Monterey 1-2 Chairman’s Welcome

Haniph A. Latchman University of Florida, USA Mark Law Professor and Chairman ECE Department, University of Florida, USA

8:45:9:30 Monterey 1-2 Keynote I: Broadband Over Power Lines

Tom Willie President, CURRENT Technologies, USA

10:00-12:00 Monterey 1 Session A1: Channel Measurement and Modeling I Chair: Terry Burns

1. Communication over Vehicular DC Lines: Propagation Channel Characteristics Marc Olivas Carrion, Martine Lienard, Pierre Degauque

2. A Model Based Cable Network Simulator : Development and Experimental Verification Luc Haumonté, Luc Deneire, Michel Gaeta, Claude Ttelin

3. Upper and Lower Bounds for Frequency Response of PLC Channels in Presence of Load Variations by a Sensitivity Approach Marco Raugi, Sami Barmada, Antonino Musolino

4. Channel Adaptation based on Cyclo-Stationary Noise Characteristics in PLC Systems Srinivas Katar, Brent Mashburn, Kaywan Afkhamie, Haniph Latchman, Richard Newman

5. A Noise Analysis Based Channel Coding Technique for Multi-Carrier Channel of an Industrial PLC System Zhidong Hua, Jiong Wu, Olaf Simon, K.D. Mueller-Glaser

6. Verification of Single Frequency Network Transmission with Laboratory Measurements Gerd Bumiller

10:00-12:00 Monterey 2 Session B1: Modems and Transmission Chair: Maurice McNaughton

1. Advanced Automatic Gain Control with Noise Recognition for Power Line Applications Timo Kistner, Jörg Bausch, Marko Babic, Klaus Dostert

2. Carrier Gain Adjustment for Improved Power-Line Signal-to-Noise Ratios Abraham Snyders, Hendrik Ferreira, Petrus Janse van Rensburg

3. Economic and Simple Power Line Modem Design for the Utility Applications in Micro-Hydro Power Systems of Nepal Rakesh Prajapati, Dipendra Rai, Bhupendra Bimal Chhetri

4. Performance Evaluation of CMFB Transmultiplexer for Broadband Power Line Communications under Narrowband Interference Daisuke Umehara, Hideyuki Nishiyori, Yoshiteru Morihiro

5. A DMT Modem Prototype for Broadband PLC José Luis Carmona Maqueda, Francisco Cañete, Jose Antonio Cortés Arrabal, Luis Díez

6. Data Transmission with Helpers over Power--Line Channels Vladimir Balakirsky, Han Vinck

12:00-14:00 Yucatan 1-3 Keynote II: Standards for PLC

Bernd Wirth Power Plus Corporation, Germany

14:00-16:00 Monterey 1 Session A2: Channel Measurement and Modeling II Chair: Timo Kistner

1. Powerline Communications: The Effects of Branches in Network Performance Justinian Anatory, Mussa Kissaka, Nerey Mvungi

2. Method to Avoid Star Point Reflections David Dodds, Carl McCrosky

3. Modelling High Frequency Signal Propagation Over Low Voltage Overhead Distribution Lines Using EMTP Reza Keyhani, David Birtwhistle

4. Characteristics of Indoor Power Line Channels in the Frequency Range 50-500 kHz Jörg Bausch, Timo Kistner, Marko Babic, Klaus Dostert

5. Correlations of Noise Waveforms at Different Outlets in a Power-line Network Akio Kawaguchi, Hiraku Okada, Takaya Yamazato, Masaaki Katayam

6. Engineering a BPL Pilot in Jamaica - Overcoming Technical and Business Idiosynchrasies M. L. McNaughton

14:00-16:00 Monterey 2 Session B2: Modulation and Coding Chair: Lutz Lampe

1. Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation with Iterative Decoding in Impulsive Noise Trung Bui, Ha Nguyen

2. Performance Analysis of Coded OFDM Systems at Statistically Representative PLC Channels Marko Babic, Klaus Dostert, Timo Kistner, Joerg Bausch

3. Combined Non-Binary Codes and M-FSK Modulation for Power Line Communications Khmaies Ouahada, Hendrik Ferreira, Han Vinck, Jaco Versfeld

4. Comparison of MMFSK and MMFSK-mc Systems Using Limiters in a High Frequency Power Line Shinichi Tachikawa, Fumio Nishijyo, Gen Marubayashi

5. Combined Higher Order Spectral Nulls Codes and OFDM Modulation for Power Line Communications Khmaies Ouahada, Hendrik Ferreira, Han Vinck, Willem Clarke

6. Effective Configurable Suppression of Narrow Frequency Bands in Multi-Carrier Modulation (MCM) Transmission Gerd Bumiller, Markus Sebeck

16:30-17:45 Monterey 1-2 Panel Session 1: PLC Coexistence and Compatibility Panel Members: Gary Stuebing, Duke Power, USA

Michael Stelts, CEPCA, Panasonic, USA Ron Glibbery, Intellon Corporation, USA

18:00-21:00 TC-BoPL

Tuesday March 28 8:30-9:45 Monterey 1-2 Keynote III: The HomePlug Powerline Alliance and HomePlug AV Overview

Matt Theall, President, HomePlug, Intel Corporation, USA Larry Yonge, Vice President, Research and Development, Intellon Corporation, USA

10:15-12:00 Monterey 1 Session A3: Field Tests and Experimental Systems Chair: Andrea Tonello

1. Wirenet: An experimental System for In-House Power Line Communications Andrea Tonello, Geir Mathisen

2. A Proposal of Synchronization Beacon Systems over Power-line for Indoor Fine-Grained Localization Shinji Tsuzuki, Naoyuki Takeichi, Yoshio Yama a, Masahiro Hamada d

3. Communications Over Aircraft Power Lines Charles Jones

4. Field Testing of High-Speed Power Line Communications in North American Homes Barry O'Mahony

5. Benchmarking and QoS of In-House Powerline Equipment for AV Streaming Applications Bente Jensen, Henning Slavensky, Søren Kjærsgaard

10:15-12:00 Monterey 2 Session B3: Medium Access Control and Networks Chair: Victor Watt

1. Adaptive Channel State Routing Algorithm for Power Line Communication Hyoung Koo Kang, Kamrok Lee, Hong Seong Park, Wook-Hyun Kwon, Bum-jin Jung, Jong-man Heo

2. SALA MAC Protocol for PLC Networks Based on Single Frequency Network Technique Le Phu Do, Halid Hrasnica, Gerd Bumiller

3. Investigations on Fault Tolerant Clock Synchronization within a Powerline Communication Structure Georg Gaderer, Patrick Loschmidt, Thilo Sauter, Gerd Bumiller

4. Beacon Schedule Persistence to Mitigate Beacon Loss in HomePlug AV Networks Srinivas Katar, Brent Mashburn, Kaywan Afkhamie, Manjunath Krishnam, Richard Newman, Haniph Latchman

5. Contention Window based Parameter Selection to Improve Powerline MAC Efficiency for Large Number of Users Kartikeya Tripathi, Jong-Dae Lee, Haniph Latchman, Janise McNair, Srinivas Katar

12:00-14:00 Yucatan 1-3 Keynote IV: Overview of the Opera Specification for Broadband Internet Access and its Synergies with the UPA Digital Home Specification for Powerline Home Networking

Chano Gomez, VP, Technology and Strategic Partnerships DS2, Spain 14:00-15:30 Monterey 1-2 Panel Session 2: Measurement of LV PLC Channels Panel Members: John Newbury, Open University, United Kingdom

Terry Burns, IEEE BPL, APS, USA Jean-Philipe Faure, ETSI, CISPR, SchneiderElectric, France Javad Yazdani, East Lancashire Institute of Higher Education, UK

16:00-18:00 Monterey 1 Poster Session A: Modulation and Applications

1. Robust Video Streaming over Power Lines Chang-Kuan Lin, Hao-Wei Chu, Shiann-Chang Yeh, Meng-Ting Lu, Jason Yao, Homer Chen

2. Bi-directional OFDM Transmission using Adaptive Modulation that spreads Data Symbols Hikaru Ishikawa, Masahiro Fujii, Makoto Itami, Kohji Itoh

3. Considerations of Using Power Line Communication in the AMR System Petri Oksa, Mikael Soini, Lauri Sydanheimo, Markku Kivikoski

4. Measurements and Channel Characteristics of LV Power Line Communications Networks in China Zhai Mingyue

5. Study on Signal Attenuation Characteristics in Power Line Communications Takatoshi Maenou, Masaaki Katayama

6. Impulsive Noise on In-vehicle Power Lines: Characterization and Impact on Communication Performance Virginie Degardin, Pierre Laly, Martine Lienard, Pierre Degauque

7. Turbo-coding and Bit-loading Algorithms for a HomePlug-like DMT PLC System Simone Morosi, Romano Fantacci, Enrico Del Re, Daniele Forasacchi

8. Design of an Analog Electronic Interface for a Power Line Based Telephony System Alejandro Barreras Gutierrez

16:00-18:00 Monterey 2 Poster Session B: Noise and Channel Modeling

1. Implementation and Test of a Power-Line Communication System for Electrical Appliances Networking Andrea Ricci, Valerio Aisa, Ilaria De Munari, Valerio Cascio, Paolo Ciampolini

2. Channel Study For Medium-Voltage Power Network Liu Haitao

3. A Blind Frequency Tracking Algorithm for OFDM Transmission over Power Line Channels Jian Wang, Yang Cao, Shu-hua Zhou

4. Simulation and Analysis of Power Transmission Line Model Xiaoxia Wei, Jie Liu, Yan Li

5. An Extended Kalman Filter Based Decision Feedback Fuzzy Adaptive Equalizer For Power Line Channel Wai Kit Wong, Heng Siong Lim

6. Performance Analysis of Coded MC-CDMA in Powerline Communication Channel with Impulsive Noise Seyed Mohammad Navidpour, Pouyan Amirshahi, Mohsen Kavehrad

7. Error Rate Simulation for a MMFSK System Using Even-Odd Discrimination Method Yoshimasa Nojiri, Shinichi Tachikawa, Gen Marubayashi

8. Fundamental Performance Limits for PLC Systems Impaired by Impulse Noise Riccardo Pighi, Riccardo Raheli, Gianluigi Ferrari, Michele Franceschini

9. Development of the Composite Communication System based on PLC for Distribution Automation System Seong-Ho Ju, Kwi-Yil Gwak, Byung-Seok Park, Tae-Young Lee, Duck-Hwa Hyun, Young-Hyun Kim, Moon-Seok Choi

18:30-21:00 Yucatan 1-3 Keynote V: PLC for Command & Control

Pete Griffin, Radio Shack Corporation, USA Keynote VI: A Decade of ISPLC

Han Vinck, Essen University, Germany

Wednesday March 29 8:30-9:15 Monterey 1-2 Keynote VII: Future Metering - A Utility's Perspective

Robert Denda and Josep M. Marro, Endesa Ingeniería, Spain 9:15-11:45 Monterey 1 Session A4: Electromagnetic Compatibility Chair: Han Vinck

1. Coupler Winding Ratio Selection for Effective Power Transfer to a Power-Line Communications Receiver Petrus Janse van Rensburg, Hendrik Ferreira, Abraham Snyders

2. Evaluation of the Interference Potential of PLC Systems Ming Zhang, Wilfred Lauber

3. Aerial MV lines at VHF/UHF: Quasi-TEM Analysis and Experimental Results S. Prasanna

4. Review of the Electromagnetic Compatibility PLC Work at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne) and the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (Yverdon) Ana Vukicevic, Marcos Rubinstein, Farhad Rachidi, José-Luis Bermudez, Markus Schneider, Patrick Favre, Pierre Zweiacker

5. The Correlation between Radiated Emissions and Power Line Network Components on Indoor Power Line Communications Masahiro Ishihara, Daisuke Umehara, Yoshiteru Morihiro

6. Comparisons of Indoor PLC Emissions Measurement Results and Regulation Standards Bamidele Adebisi, Honary Bahram

9:15-11:45 Monterey 2 Session B4: Noise Management Chair: Pouyan Amirshahi

1. A Study on Iterative Impulse Noise Reduction in OFDM Signal by Recovering Time Domain Samples Tatsuya Hirakawa, Masahiro Fujii, Makoto Itami, Kohji Itoh

2. Mitigation of Performance Degradation by Impulsive Noise in LDPC Coded OFDM System Hui-Myoung Oh, Young-Jin Park, Sungsoo Choi, Jae-Jo Lee, Keum-Chan Whang

3. Linear Predictive Detection for Power Line Communications Impaired by Colored Noise Riccardo Pighi, Riccardo Raheli

4. Low-Density Parity-Check Coding for Non-Uniform Power-Line Channels Masoud Ardakani, Ali Sanaei

5. Fair Resource Allocation in Multiuser Indoor Power Line Communications Nikolaos Papandreou, Theodore Antonakopoulos

6. Forward Error Correction for Powerline Communications Hossein Asghari, Haniph Latchman, Richard Newman

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