Benefits
Background
Fast, secure, reliable and cost effective communications are critical for the “Smart Grid,” an entire interconnected network of interactive smart devices. G3-ALLIANCE™ is a new advanced OFDM-based Powerline Communications (PLC) technology developed by Maxim to meet the requirements of Enedis (ex ErDF – Electricité Réseau Distribution France). It has now gained world-wide interest and is under consideration by the ITU, IEEE, IEC and ISO standards committees. The G3-ALLIANCE specification has been posted for all interested parties by Enedis and Maxim to promote interoperability and open-endedness among smart grid implementations.
Scope
The creation of a consortium of key stakeholders in the Smart Grid ecosystem — from electricity utilities, equipment manufacturers, system integrators, IT vendors, automotive, and semiconductor companies — is required to promote rapid availability, adaptation, implementation, and deployment of G3 compliant devices. This will provide continuity among new Smart Grid applications including power grid management, remote meter management, in-home energy management and electric vehicle charging, as well as supporting interoperability among vendors.
Objectives
Initial objectives for the G3-Alliance consortium are as follows:
- Support G3-Hybrid and G3-ALLIANCE in internationally recognized standards bodies to achieve the rapid adoption of the G3 specifications in industry applications worldwide.
- Develop a framework for equipment testing to facilitate interoperability among G3-Hybrid and G3-ALLIANCE adopters.
- Educate the market and promote the value, benefits and applications of G3 products through public statements, publications, trade show demonstrations, seminar sponsorships and other programs established by the consortium.
- Establish a forum and process where the consortium members may:
– Meet to discuss suggested revisions and enhancements to the specification.
– Make appropriate submissions to internationally recognized standards bodies with the purpose of ratifying the G3-ALLIANCE specification as an international standard.
– Meet with developers and providers of G3 compliant products to indentify requirements for interoperability and general usability.
| G3-ALLIANCE Alliance Member Benefits | Executive Members | Active Members | Regular Members |
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Technical |
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| Access to all the documents published inside the Alliance | |||
| Access to training seminars, interoperability testing events, etc. | |||
| Access at regular rate to the interoperability tests and tools to get a certification stamp from the Alliance | |||
| Ability to question the workshops and to enrich the agenda of the WS’s | |||
| Permanent access to the working groups as active participants with one right of vote | |||
| Proposal of any technical or promotional contributions to the WS’s | |||
| Access to pre-release documents | |||
| Participate in testing and compliance workshops to elaborate the processes | |||
| Participate in the Strategic Steering Committee with a right to vote, contribute to budgetary discussions and the annual programme of actions | |||
| Ability to become Head of a Workshop | |||
| Screen and decide the entry of new applicants | |||
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Promotional |
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| Company logo displayed on www.g3-alliance.com and events where the Alliance is present | |||
| Access to members-only area of the G3-Alliance website | |||
| Use of the G3-Alliance name and/or logo for events | |||
| Ability to present the Alliance works at international events |