Qualcomm Atheros is sampling a green version of its HomePlug PHY circuitry aimed at supporting applications such as plug-in electrical vehicles, smart energy, Smart Grid and remote monitoring applications. HomePlug Green PHY is interoperable with the IEEE 1901/HomePlug AV powerline networking protocol, but it swaps the greater-than-200-Mbps rate of the HomePlug AV protocol for low-energy, Continue reading →
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The IPSO Alliance (www.ipso-alliance.org) announced the successful completion of a multi-vendor interoperability event showcasing Internet Protocol (IP) for smart objects. Ten different organizations came together to test their implementations of 6LoWPAN, IPv6, and COAP, the new protocol being developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF, www.ietf.org) for embedded devices. At the event, members of Continue reading →
Siemens Energy will open up its previously proprietary Distribution Line Carrier (DLC) communications protocol, which utilizes the low-voltage network as a metering communications channel. The company will thus give utilities the opportunity also to deploy meters produced by other manufacturers within its automated metering and information system AMIS. By opening up its DLC communications protocol Continue reading →
Toward the end of 2009, SIP Forum (News – Alert) started a task force dedicated to evaluating the application of the Session Initiation Protocol in the Smart Grid ecosystem. The origins of this group were previously covered in an article I wrote for this portal here. Six months later, the group has over 100 members across a Continue reading →
Zigbee and Wi-Fi backers will collaborate to bring the Smart Energy 2.0 protocol to Wi-Fi networks. The protocol, developed by Zigbee and powerline proponents, is seen by utilities including Pacific Gas and Electric as a key underpinning for linking smart energy devices in the home. via EETimes.com – Smart grid protocol will ride Wi-Fi at Continue reading →
