| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-10页 |
| 1 Introduction to Powerline Communication | 第10-20页 |
| ·- Powerline Conceptualization, Business Opportunity and Services | 第10-14页 |
| ·- Powerline Behavior Review | 第14-17页 |
| ·- Information Theory: a Possible Solution | 第17-20页 |
| 2 Multi-Path Signal Propagation Model for the PLC Channel | 第20-31页 |
| 2 1 - Powerline Network Topology | 第20-22页 |
| ·- Powerline Channel and Physical signal Propagation Effects | 第22-29页 |
| ·-1 Powerline Physical Signal Propagation Effects | 第24-26页 |
| ·-2 Powerline Cable Losses and Signal Attenuation | 第26-29页 |
| ·- Powerline Channel Model | 第29-31页 |
| 3 General Overview of OFDM System Design | 第31-45页 |
| ·Background | 第32-33页 |
| ·- Basic OFDM Principles | 第33-35页 |
| ·- OFDM and Channel Partitioning | 第35-41页 |
| ·-1 Sub-carriers Insertion | 第35-36页 |
| ·-2 Orthogonality | 第36-37页 |
| ·-3 Guard Interval Insertion | 第37-39页 |
| ·-4 Synchronization Markers Insertion | 第39-41页 |
| ·- Mathematical Description of OFDM | 第41-45页 |
| 4 OFDM System Design for Powerline Communication | 第45-62页 |
| ·- Powerline Network Impedance Matching and Power Consideration | 第47-50页 |
| ·- OFDM Coupling Unit Design for Powerline | 第50-57页 |
| ·-1 Matching Circuit Principle | 第50-52页 |
| ·-2 Power Gain Idealized Operation | 第52-54页 |
| ·-3 Coupling Unit Design | 第54-57页 |
| ·-3-1 Output Circuit | 第55-56页 |
| ·-3-2 Input Circuit | 第56-57页 |
| ·- Coupling Unit Experimental Prototyping | 第57-62页 |
| ·-1 Coupling Unit Online Measured Performance | 第58页 |
| ·-2 Performance at constant input power | 第58-62页 |
| 5 Experimental Evaluation of OFDM through the PLC Channel | 第62-73页 |
| ·- OFDM Parameterization | 第62-66页 |
| ·Transmission Process | 第66-69页 |
| ·Receiving Process | 第69-73页 |
| 6 Entropy Concept Manipulation for Powerline Equalization | 第73-101页 |
| ·- A mathematical Model for Information | 第74-77页 |
| ·-1 Information Measurement Concept | 第75-76页 |
| ·-2 From Information Theory to Entropy Concept | 第76-77页 |
| ·- Entropy-Based Approach to Mitigate the PLC Channel Effects | 第77-84页 |
| ·-1 OFDM System with Equalization | 第77-79页 |
| ·-2 Error-Entropy Manipulation for Equalization | 第79-84页 |
| ·- Equalizer Experimental Evaluation through the Powerline Channel | 第84-101页 |
| ·-1 Equalizer Initialization | 第84-86页 |
| ·-2 Equalizer Training | 第86-87页 |
| ·-3 Constellation Estimator Concept | 第87-89页 |
| ·-4 Tests, Results and Discussions | 第89-101页 |
| ·-4-1 Optimum Window of errors and Step-Size Determination | 第90-94页 |
| ·-4-2 Implementation and Performance of Entropy Equalizer | 第94-101页 |
| 7 Conclusion the Future Work | 第101-104页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第104-105页 |
| References | 第105-107页 |
| Academic Publications | 第105-107页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHIES | 第107-113页 |
