The IEEE working group devoted to developing a standard for Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) met in Las Vegas in May, where it devoted its attention to the work of its technical subgroups.
The working group is developing a new standard, IEEE P1901™, “Standard for Broadband over Power Line Networks: Medium Access Control and Physical [...]

Creates Baseline for First IEEE BPL Communication Protocol Standard
The IEEE P1901™ Working Group has confirmed and approved the baseline for IEEE’s standard related to Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL), IEEE Std 1901™, ” Draft Standard for Broadband over Power Line Networks: Medium Access Control and Physical Layer Specifications.”
Three proposals addressing more than 400 [...]