Turbo-coding and Bit-loading Algorithms for a HomePlug-like DMT PLC System

This paper deals with a variable rate Discrete Multi-tone Modulation communication system for broadband Power-Line Communications, based on the Turbo coding and Bit-loading algorithms. The proposed system can be seen as an enhancement of the HomePlug 1.0 system. The performance of the system, expressed in terms of Bit-Rate and Bit Error Rate (BER), is derived by simulation under the assumption of an inbuilding channel model.