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HomePlug Powerline Alliance
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is a trade group consisting of over 65 member
companies. It was founded in March 2000 by leading technology companies to
provide a forum for the creation of specifications for home power line
networking products and services. The Alliance's mission is to enable and
promote rapid availability, adoption and implementation of cost-effective,
interoperable and standards-based home power line networks and products. The
Sponsors and members of the Board of Directors of the Alliance include: Comcast,
Earthlink, GE, Intel, Linksys, Motorola, Radio Shack, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony.
Because HomePlug technology is based on the contributions of multiple companies
from around the world, the resulting standards offer best of class performance.
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance has defined a number of standards:
HomePlug 1.0 — specification for connecting devices via power lines in the home
HomePlug AV — designed for transmitting HDTV and VoIP around the home
HomePlug BPL — a working group to develop a specification for to-the-home
connection
Homeplug CC — Command and Control is a low-speed, very low-cost technology
intended to complement the alliance's higher-speed powerline communications
technologies. The specification will enable advanced, whole-house control of
lighting, appliances, climate control, security and other devices.
IEEE
IEEE P1675 "Standard for Broadband over Power Line Hardware" is a working group
working on hardware installation and safety issues.
IEEE P1775 "Powerline Communication Equipment - Electromagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) Requirements - Testing and Measurement Methods" is a working group focused
on PLC equipment, electromagnetic compatibility requirements, and testing and
measurement methods.
IEEE P1901 "IEEE P1901 Draft Standard for Broadband over Power Line Networks:
Medium Access Control and Physical Layer Specifications" is a working group for
delivering broadband over power lines. The aim is to define medium access
control and physical layer specifications for all classes of BPL devices - from
long distance connections to those within subscriber premises. Many comapines
and standard bodies are participating in the developing IEEE P1901 standard
including HomePlug Powerline Alliance, UPA, CEPCA and OPERA; this means a good
chance for a unified power line communication standard in the future. Launch is
expected in 2008.
IEEE BPL Study Group — "Standardization of Broadband Over Power Line
Technologies" drove the creation of the BPL related Pxxxx working groups. It
still meets time-to-time looking to create new working groups if needed. website
LonWorks
LonWorks powerline communication is used world-wide, for example for Home
Automation, Street Lighting, Energy Management and Utility Metering. Related
standards can be found on
OPERA
OPERA (Open PLC European Research Alliance) is a R&D Project with funding from
the European Commission. It aims to improve the existing systems, develop PLC
service, and standardise systems.
POWERNET
POWERNET is a R&D Project with funding from the European Commission. It aims to
develop and validate a ‘plug and play’ Cognitive Broadband over Power Lines (CBPL)
communications equipment that meet the regulatory requirements concerning
electro-magnetic radiations and can deliver high data rates while using with low
transmit power spectral density and working at low signal to noise ratio.
Universal Powerline Association (UPA)
The Universal Powerline Association (UPA) aligns industry leaders in the global
Powerline Communications (PLC) market and covers all markets and both access and
an in-home PLC technology to ensure a level playing field for the deployment of
interoperable and coexisting PLC products to the benefit of consumers worldwide.
UPA promotes products based on the UPA Digital Home Standard for home networking
applications and on the Opera standard for BPL Power line access applications.
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