Everybody involved in the Smart Grid industry was yesterday paying close attention to the expected publication of the "NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards" draft. This document includes the standards that NIST (an agency of the US Department of Commerce) has identified as key elements of the Smart Grid Initiative.
The NIST report presented by US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke validates many of the ideas that DS2 has championed during the last months: that the Smart Grid should be based on IP standards, and that G.hn is the best standard for powerline communications for Smart Grid applications.
Both G.hn (ITU Recommendation G.9960) and IPv4/IPv6 (IETF RFC 791 and 2460) were included in the short list of 31 Smart Grid "standards identified for implementation" that, according to NIST, enjoy "strong stakeholder consensus".
Other standards are included in a separate second-priority list that will be subject to "further consideration" before inclusion in the short list.
Interestingly, G.hn is the only high-speed PHY/MAC standard included in the short list of "standards identified for implementation", which is a clear sign of the strong support that G.hn has been able to achieve in the industry. G.hn is poised to become the dominant wired networking standard for the Telco, PC, CE and Smart Grid industries.
Compliance with NIST-approved standards will be one of the key requirements for allocation of funds by the US Department of Energy Investment Grants. DS2 is already working with our partners to bring G.hn-compliant Smart Grid products to the market next year.
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