Research and development of robust transmission systems for corporative networks

This project addresses the research and development of robust transmission systems in the context of remote monitoring and control systems; in the following text, this complete remote monitoring/control system (including transmission) will be referred to as an MCS. Generally, there is a wide spectrum of MCSs (electrical energy transmission and distribution, oil and gas distribution, automation of production processes deployed in relatively large geographical areas, and so on) which do not need a large transmission of information, but robust low speed data transmission where small blocks of data are transmitted rapidly. In this segment, the project addresses the problems of narrowband radio transmission based on line-of-sight links (wireless systems) and transmission over low and medium voltage power lines (power line communication systems–PLC). Additionally, the project also addresses the innovation of a currently developed system transmitting special signals for distant protection high-voltage power lines (distant protection system); this system uses the wide spread optical ground wire (OPGW) following high-voltage power lines. In the given framework, the aim of this project is the development and implementation of the new transmission systems, which will be robust enough with respect to interferences on an extreme scale and different sources of noise and disturbances in the ambiance of MCS (wireless and PLC) channels.