[LINK] Developing PowerMAX specs
stephen at melbpc.org.au
stephen at melbpc.org.au
Wed Apr 23 02:44:45 AEST 2008
UPA targets 400Mbps+ powerline technology
John Walko EE Times Europe (04/21/2008 12:26 PM EDT)
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LONDON The Universal Powerline Association is gathering industry
consensus round an effort to develop the PowerMAX specification for
powerline communications technology that will deliver 400Mbits/ second and
beyond.
The Association is inviting comms service providers, electricity
utilities, semiconductor and related technology providers and network
operators to participate in the development of a specification and
subsequently standard for the access technology that is targeted at smart
grids and home networks.
As a first step, the group plans to develop a Market Requirements Document
(MRD) to define the goals for the PowerMAX specification including
bandwidth requirements and underlying technology parameters such as
physical layer throughput.
Any standard will need to support bandwidth for applications such as FTTH,
Multi-Dwelling Unit Networking, broadband over powerline access
applications and home networking applications including multi-channel HD-
IPTV delivery or multi-room PVR.
The UPA says such applications are driving the need for increased
bandwidth beyond what existing powerline technologies can achieve.
The specification will also need to be completely backward compatible and
interoperable with the UPA's current 200 Mbits/second technology and offer
complete interoperability between access and home networking applications.
According to Daniel Drolet, UPA Marketing Working Group Chairman, the MRD
process is expected to be completed in 3 months, with ICs and products
available in 2009.
"We will invite technology providers to submit proposals once the MRD
process is completed," Drolet said.
Members of the UPA include DS-2, a significant developer and supplier of
chips for powerline communications, Ambient Corporation, D-Link, Belfuse
Inc., Buffalo Inc., Comtrend, Pirelli Broadband, Corinex Communications
Corp., Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH, Current Technologies
International, Freedom Digital Networks, Sumitomo Electric, China Gridcom
Company Ltd, Ilevo (Schneider Electric Powerline Communications), Itochu
Corporation, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Netgear, Planex,
Power Monitors Inc., and Toyo Networks & System Integration Co.,Ltd.
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Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia
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