Dynamic transmit power control method and power line communication system
View Patent ↗The present discloses a dynamic transmit power control method for a power line communication (PLC) system. The dynamic transmit power control method includes steps of collecting a data; and adjusting a compliant transmit power spectrum density (PSD) mask according to a non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data; wherein the compliant transmit PSD mask complies with the non-flat transmit PSD mask, which comprises a plurality of reference PSDs corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands.
1. A dynamic transmit power control method for a power line communication (PLC) system, the dynamic transmit power control method comprising:
collecting a data; and
adjusting a compliant transmit power spectrum density (PSD) mask according to a non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data;
wherein the compliant transmit PSD mask complies with the non-flat transmit PSD mask, which comprises a plurality of reference PSDs corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands;
wherein the step of adjusting the compliant transmit PSD mask according to the non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data comprises:
adjusting aggregate transmit power of the compliant transmit PSD mask according to the data collected from a receiving end.
2. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises a communication data or a prediction data.
3. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 1 , wherein the step of adjusting the compliant transmit PSD mask according to the non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data comprises:
adjusting a maximum/minimum PSD corresponding to each of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask in relative to the non-flat transmit PSD mask.
4. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 3 , wherein the step of adjusting the maximum/minimum PSD corresponding to each of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask in relative to the non-flat transmit PSD mask comprises:
lowering a maximum PSD corresponding to a frequency band of the compliant transmit PSD mask than a maximum reference PSD corresponding to the frequency band of the non-flat transmit PSD mask;
wherein the maximum reference PSD is greatest among the plurality of reference PSDs.
5. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 3 further comprising:
performing gain scaling on subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask.
6. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 1 , wherein the step of adjusting the compliant transmit PSD mask according to the non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data comprises:
performing power cutback on subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask.
7. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 1 , wherein the step of adjusting the compliant transmit PSD mask according to the non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data comprises:
performing gain scaling on subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask in relative to the non-flat transmit PSD mask.
8. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 7 , wherein the step of performing gain scaling on the subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask in relative to the non-flat transmit PSD mask comprises:
performing gain scaling on the subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask according to a prediction data indicating channel attenuation of a transmission channel.
9. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 2 , wherein prediction data indicates a coupling effect induced by another transmission channel.
10. A power line communication (PLC) system for dynamically controlling transmit power, comprising:
a receiving end;
a power line; and
a transmitting end, coupled to the receiving end via the power line, for collecting a data, and adjusting a compliant transmit power spectrum density (PSD) mask according to a non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data;
wherein the compliant transmit PSD mask complies with the non-flat transmit PSD mask, which comprises a plurality of reference PSDs corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands, and the transmitting end adjusts aggregate transmit power of the compliant transmit PSD mask according to the data collected from the receiving end.
11. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 10 , wherein the data comprises a communication data or a prediction data.
12. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting end adjusts a maximum/minimum PSD corresponding to each of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask in relative to the non-flat transmit PSD mask.
13. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting end lowers a maximum PSD corresponding to a frequency band of the compliant transmit PSD mask than a maximum reference PSD corresponding to the frequency band of the non-flat transmit PSD mask, wherein the maximum reference PSD is greatest among the plurality of reference PSDs.
14. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting end further performs gain scaling on subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask.
15. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting end performs power cutback on subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask.
16. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting end performs gain scaling on subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask in relative to the non-flat transmit PSD mask.
17. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 16 , wherein the transmitting end performs gain scaling on the subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask according to a prediction data indicating channel attenuation of a transmission channel of the power line.
18. The dynamic transmit power control method of claim 11 , wherein the prediction data indicates a coupling effect induced by another transmission channel of another power line.
19. A dynamic transmit power control method for a power line communication (PLC) system, the dynamic transmit power control method comprising:
collecting a data; and
adjusting a compliant transmit power spectrum density (PSD) mask according to a non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data;
wherein the compliant transmit PSD mask complies with the non-flat transmit PSD mask, which comprises a plurality of reference PSDs corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands;
wherein the step of adjusting the compliant transmit PSD mask according to the non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data comprises:
performing gain scaling on subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask in relative to the non-flat transmit PSD mask according to a prediction data indicating channel attenuation of a transmission channel by a transmitting end.
20. A power line communication (PLC) system for dynamically controlling transmit power, comprising:
a receiving end;
a power line; and
a transmitting end, coupled to the receiving end via the power line, for collecting a data, and adjusting a compliant transmit power spectrum density (PSD) mask according to a non-flat transmit PSD mask and the data;
wherein the compliant transmit PSD mask complies with the non-flat transmit PSD mask, which comprises a plurality of reference PSDs corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands, and the transmitting end performs gain scaling on subcarriers of the plurality of frequency bands of the compliant transmit PSD mask in relative to the non-flat transmit PSD mask according to a prediction data indicating channel attenuation of a transmission channel of the power line.