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BPL Standards ParsingBPL Standards Parsing

Points of discussion from Points of discussion from Ambient Corp.Ambient Corp.

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Division into SpecialtiesDivision into Specialties

Expertise of Power Engineering SocietyExpertise of Power Engineering Society• Coupling device safety standardsCoupling device safety standards• Suggested installation guidelinesSuggested installation guidelines• Protection of low voltage devicesProtection of low voltage devices

Expertise of Communications SocietyExpertise of Communications Society• Frequency allocation recommendationsFrequency allocation recommendations • Co-existence of networksCo-existence of networks• Interoperability of networksInteroperability of networks

WG’s should be set up to study WG’s should be set up to study detailed proposalsdetailed proposals

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Safety StandardsSafety Standards

• Adoption of sections of existing Adoption of sections of existing standards, e.g. insulators, surge standards, e.g. insulators, surge withstand levelswithstand levels

• Compatibility with existing lineman Compatibility with existing lineman practice at utilitiespractice at utilities

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Frequency AllocationsFrequency Allocations

• Access vs In-HouseAccess vs In-House– Spectrum sharing, co-existenceSpectrum sharing, co-existence– Medium Voltage = Backbone (should get Medium Voltage = Backbone (should get

lion’s share of data rate capacity)lion’s share of data rate capacity)– In-House as sub-network of AccessIn-House as sub-network of Access

• Work at ETSIWork at ETSI– Should frequencies be pre-assigned to Should frequencies be pre-assigned to

Access and In-House?Access and In-House?– Evidence of counter-intuitive frequency Evidence of counter-intuitive frequency

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