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News: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
IEEE P1901 Broadband over Power Line Standard Enters 30-Day Period of Sponsor Balloting
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IEEE has announced that sponsor balloting on the draft IEEE P1901 Broadband over Power Line (BPL) standard is open through April 8, 2010. IEEEP1901 is designed to introduce a new standard for secure, high-speed communications via electric power lines, a key enabling capability for the smart grid worldwide.
IEEE P1901 defines data distribution among all classes of BPL devices -- for the smart grid, first-mile/last-mile service connections, in-building LANs, vehicle platforms and other security-sensitive applications. Driven by the requirements of diverse end users, the standard is designed to ensure efficient use of the power-line communications channel, define coexistence and interoperability among multi-vendor BPL devices, deliver sufficient bandwidth and support Quality of Service (QoS).
BPL is expected by industry professionals to emerge as a critical driver for the smart grid worldwide. Consequently, IEEE P1901 is expected to benefit smart grid-related enterprises, such as smart-meter providers and home-appliance manufacturers. The new standard is targeted for deployment across a range of industries, including utilities, broadband and Internet service providers, consumer electronics manufacturing, transportation and telecommunications.
Having completed development within the IEEE P1901 Work Group, the draft standard is now under review by a balanced array of entities who responded to an open, worldwide invitation. After sponsor balloting is successfully completed, IEEE P1901 will enter final review by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) before publication.
"More than 92 corporations, trade associations and universities have participated in the standard's evolution through the IEEE P1901 Work Group, and we have now reached the final balloting step for the world's most innovative, mature and unified BPL standard," said Jean-Philippe Faure, chair of the IEEE P1901 Work Group. "Smart grid implementation is intensifying worldwide, so the arrival of IEEE P1901 could not be more timely."
Draft 3.0 of IEEE P1901 is available from the IEEE Shop at shop.ieee.org.
For more information on the IEEE P1901 Work Group, visit http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1901/.
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