GSCC Channel Characterization and Modelling

The aim of GSCC architecture is to facilitate a universal medium for varied signal transmission creating a cloud of communications. A power line communication (PLC) system coupled with the UCM as presented in the previous chapter allows the possibilities of not only utilizing the existing most pervasive and dense infrastructure, the electric power lines, but also amalgamates the entire communication archetype into a singular paradigm. An essential constituent of this universal communication system is the estimation of its channel characteristics and how this channel could be effectively used with the GSCC Paradigm. With renewed interest over the last decade in PLC, quite a few channel models have been reported in literature. However, these models are highly topology specific and suffer from various drawbacks like the use of voltage as a parameter, requirement of the a priori knowledge of the network and knowledge of load impedances. In this chapter, the authors propose a robust, non-parametric, magnetic field intensity-based channel model for non-invasive, multipath channel estimation for operations of GSCC Paradigm over power lines. The novel model accounts for the parameters of the signal like quality, strength and attenuation by simplistic inference from the measured magnetic field intensity. The true essence of ubiquity of power lines is amalgamated with the GSCC architecture evolving the next generation cloud communications infrastructure.