Flexible FPGA-based powerline channel emulator for testing MIMO-PLC, neighborhood networks, hidden node or VDSL coexistence scenarios

This paper presents a detailed concept of a very flexible Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based powerline channel emulator. Several emulation scenarios, e. g. MIMO-PLC (Multiple Input Multiple Output), neighborhood network, hidden node or VDSL (Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line) coexistence scenarios will illustrate the need of such an emulator. Furthermore, the paper describes the data source of PLC channel simulation and informs about a PLC channel simulator. This simulator is the basis of the emulator.

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