Recently the Homeplug AV specification as part of the IEEE P1901 power line modem specification has been updated for Green applications. The Homeplug.org group has released a new Green PHY spec that is targeted for smart grid & smart meter/appliance applications under a 1Mb/s data rate, rather than the typical 200Mb/s data rate that is [...]

 Andy Melder, VP at Gigle Networks talks about the evolution of power-line communications as an alternative to WiFi and Ethernet for home networking on an IP-based protocol. In the past, power line networking was restricted to simple command and control functions like turning on lights and small appliances. The difficulties were in the pervasive noise [...]