doc.: IEEE /436r0 Submission November 2003 Vijay DhingraSlide 1 Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Echelon SGa Call for Application Response] Date Submitted: [November, 2003] Source: [Vijay Dhingra, Echelon Corporation] Address [550 Meridian Avenue; San Jose, CA, 95126] Voice:[+1 (408) ], FAX: [], Re: [This submission is in response to the committee’s request to identify applications enabled by an alternate PHY] Abstract:[Water & Gas Meter Reading Application] Purpose:[For discussion by IEEE SG4a] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P
doc.: IEEE /436r0 Submission November 2003 Vijay DhingraSlide 2 IEEE a Application Water & Gas Meter reading
doc.: IEEE /436r0 Submission November 2003 Vijay DhingraSlide 3 Application Automated Meter Reading (AMR) of Water and Gas meter with Electric meters wirelessly Electric meters collects data from Water & Gas meters and sends data over the power lines Data can also be displayed to the consumers
doc.: IEEE /436r0 Submission November 2003 Vijay DhingraSlide 4 Required Characteristics Low power requirements –Battery life 10 to 15 years Distance 100 to 300 meters Multipath Low data rate –Less than 100kbps –20 bytes every 8 hours Low overhead network communication protocol Self provisioning Location Determination needed for installation
doc.: IEEE /436r0 Submission November 2003 Vijay DhingraSlide 5 A typical multi Family AMR solution with RF & PLC Network System Host PC PLC RF Water and/or Gas Meter Electric Meter (PLC Communications) Data Concentrator PLC Electric Meter (PLC Communications) PLC In-Home Display In-Home Display RF Intern et Power Lines