G.9972

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Home networking standards
Common name IEEE standard
HomePlug
HD-PLC
1901
Wi-Fi 802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n
802.11ac
Common name ITU-T recommendation
HomePNA 2.0G.9951–3
HomePNA 3.1/HomeGridG.9954
G.hn/HomeGridG.9960 (PHY)
G.hn/HomeGridG.9961 (DLL/MAC)
G.hn/HomeGridG.9962 (Management Plane)
G.hn-mimo G.9963
G.hn/HomeGridG.9964 (PSD Management)
G.hnta G.9970
G.cx G.9972

G.9972 (also known as G.cx) is a Recommendation developed by ITU-T that specifies a coexistence mechanism for networking transceivers capable of operating over electrical power line wiring. It allows G.hn devices to coexist with other devices implementing G.9972 and operating on the same power line wiring. [1]

G.9972 received consent during the meeting of ITU-T Study Group 15, on October 9, 2009, [2] and final approval on June 11, 2010. [3]

G.9972 specifies two mechanisms for coexistence between G.hn home networks and broadband over power lines (BPL) Internet access networks:

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References

  1. Berger, Lars T.; Schwager, Andreas; Galli, Stefano and Pagani, Pascal; Schneider, Daniel M.; Lioe, Hidayat. (February 2014). "10". In Berger, Lars T.; Schwager, Andreas; Pagani, Pascal and Schneider, Daniel M. (eds.). Current Power Line Communication Systems: A Survey. Devices, Circuits, and Systems. CRC Press. pp. 253–270. doi:10.1201/b16540-14. ISBN   9781466557529.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. UNITED NATIONS ITU-T RATIFIES G.HN STANDARD FOR WIRED HOME NETWORKING Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine , HomeGrid Forum Press Release
  3. United Nations ITU-T's G.hn Approved as Global Standard for Wired Home Networking