抄録
The high speed powerline communication (PLC) technology is useful for a variety of applications especially for Smart Grid. Although the standardization of this technology has been desired for a long time, recently IEEE P1901 and ITU-T SG15 made significant progress and both of the Standards are expected to be completed by the end of 2010. The frame work of the coexistence mechanism among the different types of PLC technologies is also going to be resolved with the collaborative work between IEEE and ITU-T. In this paper, the authors introduce the summary of the International Standardizations of this technology, and also the future prospects of the Standards.
