18-11-0007-00-0000

Submission

January 2011

Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates

802.18 RR-TAG ITU-R Update

• ITU-R WP1A is developing a report on “SMART GRID POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS”

• The plan is to complete the report at the WP1A meeting which begins May 25th

• As it currently exists the report is unbalanced – it supports PLT/PLC as the only technology suitable for Smart Grid communications

• An earlier version had some wireless in it but said that any wireless solution is inferior to PLT/PLC

18-11-0007-00-0000

Submission

November 2010

Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates

802.18 RR-TAG ITU-R Update• The good news is that at their last 2010 meeting

WP1A removed the section saying that wireless is inferior to PLT/PLC

• The bad news is there isn’t any description of any wireless technologies suitable for Smart Grid communications

• 802.18 is proposing that the wireless WGs edit the document to provide positive input on the capabilities of wireless technologies

• This work should start at this meeting and must be completed by the end of the March plenary

18-11-0007-00-0000

Submission

November 2010

Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates

802.18 RR-TAG ITU-R Update

• A method of work would have each interested wireless WG prepare their own edits to the WP1A report– Those groups should coordinate with each other

– The edits from those groups will be brought to 802.18 to be finalized

• The draft report is available on 802.18’s Mentor web site as 18-11-0002

• The edit needs to be received by the ITU-R NLT May 18th

18-11-0007-00-0000

Submission

November 2010

Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates

802.18 RR-TAG ITU-R Update

• 802.18 has this on their agenda for PM1 on Tuesday – for further discussions between the interested WGs