On improving the extended Aloha protocol for broadband powerline communications networks with light and heavy disturbancesOn improving the extended Aloha protocol for broadband powerline communications networks with light and heavy disturbances Πλήρης Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Full Paper 2015-11-102007enPowerline communications (PLC) are currently being considered as an alternative for high-speed data communications and Internet access. With multiple outlets in almost every room, power lines are already the most pervasive network in the home or small office. This work presents a new medium access control (MAC) protocol for the "last mile" access PLC networks. Via an extensive simulation study, our protocol is compared to a well-known protocol from the literature in terms of the efficiency of the transmission of short messages; our protocol is shown to excel both in network utilization and in the average signaling delay required for the completion of the transmission request procedure, in both the cases of a lightly and heavily disturbed PLC network.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/43-43 Third International Conference on Networking and Services Koutsakis Polychronis Κουτσακης Πολυχρονης Chiras ,T Paterakis Michalis Πατερακης Μιχαλης Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Network analysis (Communication) communication network analysis network analysis communication