[May 14, 2009] IEEE Working Group Completes First Draft Version of Broadband Over Power Lines Standard Tweet PISCATAWAY, N.J. --(Business Wire)-- At its March meeting, the IEEE P1901&trade; working group completed a preliminary version of the draft standard it is developing, IEEE P1901&trade;, "Standard for Broadband over Power Line Networks: Medium Access Control and Physical Layer Specifications." The Working Group's Technical Sub Groups presented unified texts for the first four chapters of the Draft Standard, which were unanimously approved. In addition, a refined table of contents for the draft standard was presented, detailing how to merge several confirmed proposals. The table of contents was also unanimously approved. When completed, the project will present a standard for high speed (>100 Mbps at the physical layer) communication devices via alternating current electric power lines, so called Broadband over Power Line (BPL) devices. The standard will use transmission frequencies below 100 MHz. This standard will be usable by all classes of BPL devices, including BPL devices used for the first-mile/last-mile connection (<1500m to the premise) to broadband services as well as BPL devices used in buildings for LANs and other data distribution (<100m between devices). The draft standard will continue to be developed over the next several months. The Working Group will next meet 18-22 May in Las Vegas, Nev., USA. For more information, contact the Working Group chair, Jean-Philippe Faure, at [email protected]. About the IEEE P1901 Working Group The IEEE P1901 is a Corporate Standards working group created by 20 companies in June 2005. The working group currently has a membership of over 30 entities, representing information technology communications companies, consumer electronic companies, telecommunications companies, utilities, semiconductor manufacturers academia and consortia. For more information on IEEE P1901 and its membership, see: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1901/. About the IEEE Standards Association The IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognized standards-setting body, develops consensus standards through an open process that engages industry and brings together a broad stakeholder community. IEEE standards set specifications and best practices based on current scientific and technological knowledge. The IEEE-SA has a portfolio of over 900 active standards and more than 400 standards under development. For information on the IEEE-SA, see: http://standards.ieee.org. About the IEEE IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.), the world's largest technical professional society, is commemorating its 125th anniversary in 2009 by "Celebrating 125 Years of Engineering the Future" around the globe. Through its more than 375,000 members in 160 countries, IEEE is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. Dedicated to the advancement of technology, IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed over 900 active industry standards. The organization annually sponsors more than 850 conferences worldwide. Additional information about IEEE can be found at http://www.ieee.org. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]