Representation
IEEE P1901 The UPA is represented in its own right on the IEEE P1901 Project (this is in addition to the representation on this committee of some of the individual members of the UPA). The project is devoted to producing a Standard for Broadband over Power Line Networks: Medium Access Control and Physical Layer Specifications. The IEEE Communications Society/Standards Committee sponsors the project. The scope of the P1901 project is to develop 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
- 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)
- Focus on the balanced and efficient use of the power line communications channel by all classes of BPL devices, defining detailed mechanisms for coexistence and interoperability between different BPL devices, and ensuring that desired bandwidth and quality of service might be delivered
- Address the necessary security questions to ensure the privacy of communications between users and allow the use of BPL for security sensitive services
- Be limited to the physical layer and the medium access sub-layer of the data link layer, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Basic Reference Model
- Comply with EMC limits set by national regulators, so as to ensure successful coexistence with wireless and telecommunications systems
