Power-Line Telecommunications

The present document contains all the information necessary to facilitate the exchange of data and control information over the power line medium between devices that share the same LV transformer(s) within a utility's electricity network. Certain aspects of the present document are defined in other documents. These documents are referenced where relevant. In the case where a referenced standard conflicts with the present document, the present document will prevail. The present document provides the necessary adaptions to the endorsed document [1]. The present scope replaces in its entirety the scope of the endorsed document [1].

The present document specifies a high-performance narrow band power line channel for control networking in the smart grid that operates in the EN 50065-1 [2] 9 kHz to 95 kHz sub-band ("A band") and is compatible with the CEN
EN 14908 Open Data Communication in Building Automation, Controls and Building Management Control Networking standard and other protocols. The present document is suitable for smart grid applications such as, but not limited to, smart metering, distribution line management, distributed generation, electric vehicle charging and demand response.
This channel definition does not include built-in support for co-existence of dissimilar transceiver types at the PHY/MAC layer. Sharing of the media with other dissimilar technologies, for example, by segmenting access time to the channel or adjusting the duty cycle, is the responsibility of upper levels of protocols that make use of the present document.

The present document concentrates on recommendations for power line communication for smart meters and home automation using IP based transports along with DLMS/COSEM data models.

The present document concentrates on recommendations for power line communication for smart meters and home automation using IP based transports along with DLMS/COSEM data models.