Smart Grid May Also Carry IPv6 Traffic

itwbennett writes "Kevin Fogarty is blogging about new specs outlined by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) that outline the requirements for 'any network designed to carry data instead of just electrons.' What's needed, in short, is 'a Common Information Model for the format of data in the network, interfaces to allow it to go from one device or substation to another, exchanges between control centers and communications protocols that will add security to the net.'"

Wouldn't that create electrical noise?

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And isn't high frequency electrical noise carried over high power lines a threat to our health?

http://areyoutargeted.com/fighting-back/public-relations/making-your-case/eh-and-health/ [areyoutargeted.com]

Re:Wouldn't that create electrical noise?

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Probably not but it is a threat to radio communications, esp HAM radio

It's been proven over the past decade of BPL deployment that the threat is at least partially in the opposite direction... BPL works great as long as you are a minimum of a half mile away from all transmitters including AM, FM, TV, ham radio, CB, cellphone, any land mobile including cop cars, airport, aircraft, coast guard station/harbormaster yard, railroad... Yet the deployment equipment is quite expensive so you need a high population density, urban city, etc.

So, just find a neighborhood in Manhatten or Hong Kong that has a zillion people per sq km, and has electricity, but somehow has no radio services whatsoever anywhere near by and BPL will totally shine!