Smart Home Networking: Lessons from Combining Wireless and Powerline Networking

Smart Home Networking: Lessons from Combining Wireless and Powerline Networking

Integrating the power grid technology with renewable power generation technologies, Demand Response (DR) programs enabled by the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) were introduced into the power grid in the interest of both utilities and residents. They help to achieve load balance and increase the grid reliability by encouraging residents to reduce their power usage during peak load period...

Exploring Powerline Networking for the Smart Building

The SmartGrid is ushering in an era of new IP endpoints that already reside on the power grid today, but lack network connectivity. Many of these endpoints – refrigerators, air conditioners, and power strips – will be networked wirelessly. However, since they already exist on the power grid, a natural question is whether they might be networked over the same wires that supply their power. Such ...

High Speed Multimedia Home Networking over Powerline

This white paper describes the unique challenges associated with high speed digital communication over existing in-building powerlines. The solutions provided by the 14 Mbps HomePlug 1.0 protocol are described and an overview of the 200 Mbps HomePlug AV protocol is given. The latter protocol is optimized for multimedia voice and video services, while also providing high speed data communication.

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HomeRF: wireless networking for the connected home

The SWAP specification for wireless voice and data networking within the home will enable a new class of mobile consumer devices that draw from the power and content of the Internet and the Home PC. If cable modems and xDSL represent the “last mile” access to the home, then HomeRF ’s mission with SWAP could be called the “very last 150 feet” within and around the home. HomeRF has the broad back...