Emissions Standards
Emissions standards compliance has been a contentious issue in the PLC industry for many years. Standards have been proposed by several organisations with vested interests in alternative competing technologies and have been used as a way of suppressing new deployments of PLC.
It is important that any device that emits energy should not be permitted to interfere with other devices that rely upon sending and receiving transmissions in order to fulfill their functions. However, the permitted levels should be reasonable taking into account all the factors.
PLC equipment has been criticised in the past for interfering with amateur and emergency service radio systems, and other sensitive equipment.
PLC technology has shown itself to be capable of complying with existing emissions standards however work is under way to specifically define certification procedures for PLC equipment to enable it to demonstrate compliance with existing and proposed standards.
InovaTech's offering has been designed to fit within the most stringent practical standards. In fact, the current generation of equipment operates at emission levels below standard Category 5 LAN cables which are commonly installed in most offices and increasing numbers of domestic premises.
A full review of current and proposed standards is available in the 27 page report titled "A Review of PLC Emissions Standards"