Standardization Challenges, Opportunities and Recent Evolutions for the G3-PLC Technology

Abstract

Considering the intrinsic benefits of power line communications, the long-lasting lifetime of industrial systems and the growth of IoT, PLC technologies will be part of the worldwide industrial landscape for many decades. This paper discusses the history of the G3-PLC technology and current challenges and opportunities identified in real systems. Finally, it introduces recent evolutions within the G3-PLC standard, which bring additional performance and versatility, enhancing the relevance of G3-PLC as a complementary technology to other telecommunication systems in a 5G-driven telecommunication technology landscape.

Keywords

• powerline communications
• PLC
• NB-PLC
• G3-PLC
• smart metering
• smart grid