Smart Grid Interoperability Panel adopts G.hn as a smart grid standard

Greentech Lead America:  The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has adopted high speed home networking standard G.hn into its Catalog of Standards.The move represents another important step forward in the acceptance of the high speed home networking standard and comes just as many companies are beginning to introduce G.hn products into their portfolios, including utilities and Service Providers.

SGIP was established as a Smart Grid industry public-private partnership by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2009 to support its EISA act responsibilities.

G.hn, or Gigabit home networking, enables very high speed in-home networking using existing household wires (powerline, phone line and coax), enabling the delivery of high quality networked entertainment including triple play and IPTV as well as supporting Smart Grid applications.

“This is a highly significant moment in the G.hn development story,” said HomeGrid Forum president John Egan. “We are delighted that the SGIP voted to include G.hn and G.cx in its Catalog of Standards. Since inclusion in the Catalog is achieved after a membership vote which includes our industry peers and partners, as well as our competitors, it is a measure of the recognition that this high speed networking standard is achieving within the industry and of its enormous potential in the smart grid arena.”

The US NIST is responsible under the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act for the co-ordination of standards development for the Smart Grid. The SGIP was established by NIST in 2009 as a public-private partnership that defines requirements for essential communication protocols and other common specifications and coordinates development of these standards by the collaborating organizations.

John Egan, further said, “The US market is highly competitive but the demand for a reliable, secure, and resilient solution to the market’s growing home networking and Smart Grid needs has never been greater. The endorsement of the SGIP demonstrates that we have a great technology for the North American market, as well as globally.”

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