Analysis of the devolo's 500 kHz G3-PLC access technology based on smart grid field trials

In the smart grid, the G3-PLC solution is in direct competition with other IP-based communications technologies such as GPRS or DSL. In this paper, we present the devolo's 500 kHz G3-PLC access technology and it's analysis based on smart grid field trials in Germany. The focus of the analysis in this paper is concentrated on the following parameters: The influencing factor of near and far transmission throughput, the influence of a repeater on the throughput, and the influence of different UDP packet size on the throughput.