Broadband over Power Lines Systems Convergence: Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Communications Analysis of Overhead and Underground Low-Voltage and Medium-Voltage BPL Networks

Table 4

Cumulative capacity and NuI for various overhead and underground MIMO/LV/BPL and MIMO/MV/BPL systems and single- and multiport scheme configurations.

Cumulative capacity (Mbps)									NuI
	Min		Max		Mean		Standard deviation
	OV	UN	OV	UN	OV	UN	OV	UN
SISO/CC
LV	471	1634	904	2152	700	1928	168	200	4
MV	459	664	892	1019	688	855	168	137	3
1 × 2 SIMO
LV	345	1497	693	1999	530	1785	140	194	24
MV	375	471	744	769	572	632	149	114	9
1 × 3 SIMO
LV	476	1646	907	2161	704	1938	168	198	16
MV	477	664	906	1019	705	855	168	137	3
1 × 4 SIMO
LV	479	1655	910	2168	707	1947	168	198	4
MV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 × 1 MISO
LV	286	1397	604	1896	453	1684	128	193	24
MV	399	613	813	951	616	794	161	1303	9
3 × 1 MISO
LV	370	1511	772	2026	579	1804	156	198	16
MV	370	583	770	912	579	760	156	127	3
4 × 1 MISO
LV	348	1485	739	1998	552	1777	152	198	4
MV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 × 2 MIMO
LV	537	2770	1114	3779	854	3349	241	390	36
MV	602	828	1261	1381	949	1129	264	212	9
2 × 3 MIMO
LV	536	2770	1137	3779	851	3349	240	390	24
MV	736	1166	1538	1825	1155	1520	312	253	3
2 × 4 MIMO
LV	694	2957	1479	3987	1102	3542	305	397	6
MV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3 × 2 MIMO
LV	530	2770	1135	3779	847	3349	243	390	24
MV	732	1166	1535	1824	1151	1520	312	253	3
3 × 3 MIMO
LV	774	3058	1591	4092	1201	3645	317	398	16
MV	1082	1750	2288	2736	1710	2280	468	380	1
3 × 4 MIMO
LV	739	3013	1543	4047	1158	3601	312	3977	4
MV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 × 2 MIMO
LV	540	2770	1147	3779	859	3349	243	390	6
MV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 × 3 MIMO
LV	774	3058	1591	4092	1201	3645	317	398	4
MV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 × 4 MIMO
LV	1372	5853	2943	7926	2187	7030	609	798	1
MV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

OV: overhead, UN: underground