1. 1 BPL Standards Parsing Points of discussion from Ambient Corp.

2. 2 Division into Specialties Expertise of Power Engineering Society Coupling device safety standardsCoupling device safety standards Suggested installation guidelinesSuggested installation guidelines Protection of low voltage devicesProtection of low voltage devices Expertise of Communications Society Frequency allocation recommendationsFrequency allocation recommendations Co-existence of networksCo-existence of networks Interoperability of networksInteroperability of networks WG ’ s should be set up to study detailed proposals

3. Ambient Corporation3 Safety Standards Adoption of sections of existing standards, e.g. insulators, surge withstand levelsAdoption of sections of existing standards, e.g. insulators, surge withstand levels Compatibility with existing lineman practice at utilitiesCompatibility with existing lineman practice at utilities

4. Ambient Corporation4 Frequency Allocations Access vs In-HouseAccess vs In-House –Spectrum sharing, co-existence –Medium Voltage = Backbone (should get lion ’ s share of data rate capacity) –In-House as sub-network of Access Work at ETSIWork at ETSI –Should frequencies be pre-assigned to Access and In-House? –Evidence of counter-intuitive frequency usage