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"Smart Houses: Smart Grid Extensions" ICT Markets and Technologies Development
PracTel Inc., Jan 2010, Pages: 171
This report addresses the development of wireline and wireless Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to support the Smart House infrastructure. With each year, the Smart Houses communications technologies are becoming more and more affordable and efficient on the industry-wide scale for multiple applications; though the concept was originated in the 80th of the last Century. The importance of Smart Houses proliferation is now tied with the Smart Grid deployments, and Smart Houses communications networks will eventually be a part of a large country-wide project, such as centralized and intelligent automation system, which integrates utilities and consumers.
In this report, the analysis of Smart Houses Information and Communications Technologies is extended to both wireless and wireline technologies. They support such communications structures as, for example, Home Area Networks, security, and others, such as HDTV distribution in the house. The report analyzes wireless ICT (Z-wave and ZigBee/IEEE802.15.4) and wireline technologies (HomePlug, HomePNA, G.hn, MOCA); and respective markets. The emphasis is made on mesh networking and the IP environment that only recently became available for home-based communications nodes. Wireline technologies are using the existing Smart Home wiring, while wireless technologies support connectivity between various home network nodes by implementing the necessary wireless networking.
Wireline technologies are standardized by multiple standard organizations and industry groups; for example, the ITU G.hn standard came to the picture only recently, when millions of MOCA and HomePLug nodes have been already installed and functioning. The ITU standards are developing for “universal” technologies (which provide connectivity through electric wire, phone wire and coaxial cable in a Smart House). The complicated wireline ICT environment reflects the industry efforts as well as the vendors’ interest to find the place in this lucrative market. While wireline technologies are designed for high-speed transmission (up to 1 Gb/s), considered in the report wireless technologies can support relatively slow communications (up to 1 Mb/s); they may be used for different applications.
The report also provides details of Home Area Networks features and markets and shows their importance for the Smart Grid development.
The U.S. market for ICT in Smart Houses (with a base of private houses reaching more than 100 million) is huge; it also has support of the government, which is very involved in the Smart Grid project.
Target Audience
This report is important to a wide population of researches, technical and sales staff involved in the developing of the Smart Houses. It is recommended for both service providers and vendors that are working with related technologies. The report also helps to understand issues associated with relationship between “green” Smart Houses ICT and other technologies
Methodology:
Considerable research was done using the Internet. Information from various Web sites was studied and analyzed. Evaluation of publicly available marketing and technical publications was conducted. Telephone conversations and interviews were held with industry analysts, technical experts and executives. In addition to these interviews and primary research, secondary sources were used to develop a more complete mosaic of the market landscape, including industry and trade publications, conferences and seminars.
The overriding objective throughout the work has been to provide valid and relevant information. This has led to a continual review and update of the information content
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