SmartSynch announced Wednesday night that it has a plan for allowing universal communications between appliances, smart grids, and utilities, regardless of which communication protocol is used.
Their GridRouter is an Internet Protocol-based universal router with an open platform that can communicate with public and private networks whether they be using WiMax, municipal Wi-Fi, or a proprietary network system, explains C/Net.
The vast majority of utility wireless smart grid networks are built on proprietary wireless technology. But the trend from smart grid network companies, like Silver Spring Networks, Cisco and SmartNet, use network gear based on IP.
Earth 2 Tech says utilities could connect their existing proprietary networks to the GridRouter without having to upgrade their entire system, and use existing off-the-self IT management tools to do it.
Smart Grid technologies come in many flavors:
- The Wi-Fi Alliance announced in November, that it has a smart-grid task force reviewing how its standards might be modified to become the best choice for smart grids.
- The IEEE has formed a new 802.16 study group to investigate Smart Grid, public safety, avionics, airport surface communication, and surveillance applications. The new “GRIDMAN” Study Group hopes to develop a project authorization request (PAR) and supporting material for approval by IEEE 802 at the March 2010 IEEE 802 session.
- Grid-Net, a collaboration between GE, Intel and metering companies, is using WiMAX to link smart meters to utility companies.
- Google Power Meter uses the TED device which comes with a display unit, and connects to appliances via Zigbee. It has also partnered with AlertMe, which uses ZigBee instead of Wi-Fi for home devices to communicate with a central hub and smart meter.
Zensys, founder of the Z-Wave Alliance, says the ZigBee Alliance mesh standard is too expensive for home or smart metering. Z-Wave operates at the 900mHz band. About 350 devices from 170 manufacturers now support Z-Wave, a wireless mesh technology that allows home devices such as lighting, appliances, entertainment centers and security systems to interoperate.
- HomeGrid Forum, a global, non-profit trade group promotes the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU-T) G.hn networking standard. This profile can take advantage of all the existing wires available in the home (power lines, phone lines and coaxial cables) that are required for Smart Grid and other lower bit rate applications.
SmartSynch’s upgradable GridRouter is built to allow utilities to add multiple communications technologies from difference companies and make them all interoperable.
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