IEEE 1675 Released for Broadband Over Power Line Hardware
January 22, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approved IEEE 1675 - Standard for Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) Hardware.
IEEE 1675 provides testing and verification standards for couplers for BPL installations and provides suggested installation methods to supplement a utility's or contractor's installation procedures.
BPL helps provide the ability to send high-speed digital data over the power lines between substations and homes and offices, turning every wall outlet into a portal to the Internet, according to IEEE.
"This standard will give both power utilities and the BPL industry the ability to confidently pursue a BPL installation," said Terrence Burns, chair of the BPL Standards Working Group, which developed IEEE 1675. "It provides for the protection of and safe operation by utilities personnel, as well as the safety of non-utility workers."
IEEE 1675 was sponsored by the Power System Communications Committee of the IEEE Power Engineering Society.
Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-Standards Association (IEEE-SA).