What is PD CLC/TS 50590- Lower layer PLC profile using AMC-SS modulation used for electricity metering data exchange about?
PD CLC/TS 50590 discusses electricity metering data exchange. PD CLC/TS 50590 specifies the physical layer, medium access control layer and logical link control layer for communication on an electrical distribution network between a master node and one or more slave nodes using a compatibly extendable form (CX1) of Adaptive Multi-Carrier Spread Spectrum (AMC-SS) technique.
The adaptive cellular communication network technology provided in this specification may be used for automated meter reading as well as for other distribution network applications.
Who is PD CLC/TS 50590- Lower layer PLC profile using AMC-SS modulation used for electricity metering data exchange for?
PD CLC/TS 50590 on lower layer PLC profile using AMC-SS modulation used for electricity metering data exchange is useful for:
- Meter manufacturers
- Utility providers
- Software engineers
- Informational technologies engineers
- Consultant
Why should you use PD CLC/TS 50590- Lower layer PLC profile using AMC-SS modulation used for electricity metering data exchange?
The physical layer provides a modulation technique that efficiently utilizes the allowed bandwidth within the CENELEC A band (3 kHz – 95 kHz), offering a very robust communication in the presence of narrowband interference, impulsive noise, and frequency selective attenuation.
The data link (DL) layer consists of three parts, the ‘Medium Access Control’ (MAC) sub-layer, the Logical Link Control (LLC) sub-layer and the ‘Convergence’ sub-layer. The data link layer allows the transmission of data frames using the powerline physical channel. It provides data services, frame integrity control, routing, registration, multiple access, and cell change functionality.
PD CLC/TS 50590 guides you on the PHY layer specifications, data link layer specifications and Layer 2 network capability. PD CLC/TS 50590 helps you with
- Robustness against time–frequency-selective fading
- Robustness against pulse and narrowband interference, pulsating non-gaussian noise and combinations of them
- Robustness against unwanted intermodulation effects
- Lower linearity requirements for the analogue front end
- High power efficiency as a result of low peak-to-average power ratio of transmitted signal
- Good electromagnetic compatibility between neighbouring systems.