MaxLinear and Corinex to Use G.hn for Open Smart Metering Solution
October 23 2017 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of radio
frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the
connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial
and multimarket applications and Corinex, a unique supplier of
broadband solutions (BPL) for smart metering and smart grid
infrastructure improving grid operational efficiency, security and
integration of renewable energy and EV’s today announced that they
will cooperate to create a broadband utility infrastructure
solution based on standard ITU-T G.hn technology to enable smart
metering and other smart grid applications.
The G.hn solution will address the growing interest of
electricity utilities in leveraging broadband powerline networks
for Smart Grid applications, while ensuring multi-vendor
interoperability, openness and easy integration into a wide range
of Smart Meters and Smart Grid infrastructure equipment. The
solution developed by MaxLinear and Corinex will make use of
existing G.hn chips, reducing time to market and leveraging
existing investments in G.hn technology currently used in the
broadband carrier, consumer and Industrial segments.
During the initial phase in Q1 2018, Corinex, with assistance
from MaxLinear will prepare a software application layer supporting
the existing family of MaxLinear BPL chips (DSS95xx family)
combining both companies’ development. The application layer will
include support for IPv6, SNMPv3, SSH, FTPS, COSEM Security Suite 0
and TACACS+ protocols, providing the most robust set of
cybersecurity features in the Smart Meter industry. The solution
will combine communication and smart metering functionalities and
will be available from Corinex to OEMs to create their own
low-voltage metering or medium-voltage backhaul solutions to
facilitate a competitive and interoperable environment.
G.hn is an international standard for broadband communications
over any wired media with rapidly growing adoption across multiple
markets (telecommunication service providers, cable companies,
consumer home networking and industrial networking). By leveraging
existing MaxLinear G.hn chips with Corinex's Smart-Grid optimized
software solution, OEMs can enjoy the benefits of a mature silicon
platform that is already shipping millions of chips yearly, with
the cybersecurity features required by the Smart Grid industry.
“The combined G.hn solution will provide OEM’s with reference
design of the industry validated interoperable meter ready for mass
manufacturing including advanced utility features, communication
with programmable frequency use, state of the art LDPC forward
error correction, self-organizing-network mesh capabilities,
support for low-voltage and medium-voltage topologies, AES-128
wire-speed encryption, secure firmware upgrade, and broadband data
rates to enable real-time meter control and reading in low-voltage
cells with up to a thousand of smart meters,” said Peter Sobotka,
CEO of Corinex.
“The broadband capabilities provided by G.hn will help utilities
to ensure their networks are ready for the business and regulatory
challenges expected by 2020 and beyond, while enabling a wide range
of services such as real-time power usage information to consumers,
load management, distributed energy generation/storage, electric
vehicle charging and other IoT applications,” said Chano Gómez,
MaxLinear Senior Director of Marketing, G.hn. “We look forward to
working with Corinex to leverage their extensive experience helping
utilities build next-generation Smart Grids”.
About Corinex:
Corinex Communications Corp. develops, manufactures and
implements complex solutions for smart metering and smart grid
infrastructure projects, with a focus on broadband over powerline
communications. Corinex solutions are improving grid operational
efficiency, security and integrate renewable energy and EV’s on the
low voltage part of the grid. Learn more at www.corinex.com.
About MaxLinear, Inc.
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of radio
frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the
connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial
and multimarket applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in
Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit
www.maxlinear.com.
MxL and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc.
Other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
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