Method for transmitting a signal via a power line network, transmitter, receiver, power line communication modem and power line communication system

A method for transmitting signals over a power line network, wherein within the power line network at least one transmitter and at least one receiver communicate via at least two channels, each of the channels having a respective feeding port of the at least one transmitter and a respective receiving port of the at least one transmitter, and the transmitter includes at least two feeding ports, the method comprising:

• determining a channel characteristic of each of the channels;
• applying a feeding port selection criterion based on the channel characteristic;
• and
• selecting an excluded feeding port among the at least two feeding ports based on the feeding port selection criterion, wherein the excluded feeding port is not used during further communication.

A receiver for receiving signals from a transmitter via a power line network, comprising:

• at least one receiving port for receiving signals via at least two channels of the power line network, each of the at least two channels being fed by a corresponding feeding port;
• a channel estimation unit configured to determine channel characteristics of the at least two channels;
• a processor configured to determine an excluded feeding port of the at least two feeding ports based on the channel characteristics of the at least two channels;
• and
• a transmitting unit configured to send back to the transmitter an identification of the excluded feeding port.