@inproceedings{2373ff431fef4b3797b4248259e5df14,
title = "Evaluation of MAC protocols for broadband PLC networks",
abstract = "This paper presents the evaluation of medium access control (MAC) protocols for broadband power line communications (PLC) networks. According to the PLC applications, the evaluation of protocols is divided into two parts, home networking and last mile access. Based on the requirements of home networking, a suitable protocol Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) is analyzed and simulated using network simulation software. For the last mile access networks, some improvements are made on the reservation MAC protocol. The performance of this protocol is evaluated and the results show the better performance of the improved protocol.",
keywords = "Home networking, Last mile access networks, MAC protocols, Power line communications",
author = "Ma, {Y. H.} and So, {P. L.} and Guan, {Y. L.} and E. Gunawan and See, {K. Y.} and S. Chen and Lie, {T. T.}",
year = "2003",
language = "English",
isbn = "9810487053",
series = "IPEC 2003 - 6th International Power Engineering Conference",
pages = "937--942",
booktitle = "IPEC 2003 - 6th International Power Engineering Conference",
note = "IPEC 2003 - 6th International Power Engineering Conference ; Conference date: 27-11-2003 Through 29-11-2003",
}