Power Line Communication has evolved into a critical energy
control networking technology for the smart grid and
consequently for smart meters. The growth in demand for data
that can be analyzed to benefit the utility and the consumer
demands a technology that can offer the reliability and
performance that can satisfy this demand. Power Line
Communication is a technology that has been around for some time
now and has been widely accepted as a solution that can meet the
requirements of what a smart meter should do. Several countries
in Europe have already rolled out smart meters in their regions
to deliver the functions that are required by the utility and
the consumer to proactively take action towards making the grid
more efficient and smart. The PLC technology enables the utility
to add value to their major assets – the distribution network
that is already in place and using this as a means to facilitate
the communication from the meter to the utility. By re-using the
electricity distribution network for co