Linear predictive detection for power line communications impaired by colored noise

Robust detection algorithms capable of mitigating the effects of colored noise are of primary interest in communication systems operating on power line channels. In this paper, we present a sequence detection scheme based on linear prediction to be applied to single carrier power line communication impaired by colored Gaussian noise. The proposed solution improves the bit error rate (BER) performance with respect to a conventional state-of-the-art system and makes the receiver more robust against colored noise. As a case study, we investigate the performance of the proposed receiver in a high-voltage power line channel limited by corona noise.