ANSI_CTA-709.2-A-2000.pdf

NOTICEConsumer Electronics Association(CEA)Standards,Bulletins and other technical publicationsare designed to serve the public interest through eliminating misunderstandings betweenmanufacturers and purchasers,facilitating interchangeability and improvement of products,andassisting the purchaser in selecting and obtaining with minimum delay the proper product for hisparticular need.Existence of such Standards,Bulletins and other technical publications shall not inany respect preclude any member or nonmember of CEA from manufacturing or selling productsnot conforming to such Standards,Bulletins or other technical publications,nor shall the existenceof such Standards,Bulletins and other technical publications preclude their voluntary use by thoseother than CEA members,whether the standard is to be used either domestically or internationally.Standards,Bulletins and other technical publications are adopted by CEA in accordance with theAmerican National Standards Institute(ANSD patent policy.By such action,CEA does notassume any liability to any patent owner,nor does it assume any obligation whatever to partiesadopting the Standard,Bulletin or other technical publication.This document does not purport to address all safety problems associated with its use or allapplicable regulatory requirements.It is the responsibility of the user of this document to establishappropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitationsbefore its use.This document is copyrighted by the Consumer Electronics Association(CEA)and may not bereproduced,in whole or part,without written permission.Federal copyright law prohibitsunauthorized reproduction of this document by any means.Organizations may obtain permissionto reproduce a limited number of copies by entering into a license agreement.Requests toreproduce text,data,charts,figures or other material should be made to CEA.(Formulated under the cognizance of the CEA R7 Home Networks Committee.)Published byOCONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION 2012Technology Standards Departmentwww.CE.orgAll rights reservedCEA-709.2-AContents1 INTRODUCTION.1.1SAFETY PREAMBLE1.3 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS1.4 RELATION OF SPECIFICATION TO THE EIA-709 MODEL.2.22GENERAL DESCRIPTION.32.1 FUNCTIONAL PARTITIONING OF PL SPECIFICATION.32.2 FREQUENCY ALLOCATION.3 PL NETWORK TOPOLOGY.343.1 POWER LINE NETWORK DESCRIPTION AND COMPONENTS.43.2 THREE-PHASE WYE(Y)SECONDARY DISTRIBUTION.3.3 ALLOWED TOPOLOGIES.54 POWER LINE MEDIUM SPECIFICATIONS.64.1FREQUENCY ALLOCATION4.1.1POWER.64.1.2 DATA CHANNEL.64.2 PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS.74.3 CONNECTORS.74.4 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES4.4.1 SIGNAL COUPLING BETWEEN LI AND L2.74.4.2 SURGE PROTECTION AND RELATED DEVICES.7.75 PL NODE SPECIFICATIONS.75.1 INTERFACE TO MAC LAYER.85.2WoRD ENCOPING.85.3 PL PACKET TIMING.85.4 TRANSMITTER CHARACTERISTICS.85.4.1 CARRIER MODULATION.95.4.2 WAVEFORM AMPLITUDE.95.4.3 DEVICE CoUPLING.5.4.3.1 SINGLE PHASE COUPLING.9105.4.3.2 MULTIPLE PHASE COUPLING.105.5 RECEIVER CHARACTERISTICS.105.5.1 RECEIVE MODE EFFECTIVE INPUT IMPEDANCE.5.5.2 RECEIVER PERFORMANCE.10115.5.2.1 RECEIVING ON A QUIET LINE.*4*125.5.2.2 RECEIVING WITH INTERFERENCE.125.5.2.3 RECEIVING THROUGH A DISTORTED CHANNEL.145.5.2.4 RECEIVING WITH IMPULSIVE NOISE.1REFERENCESANNEX A(NORMATIVE).441617A.1 NODE OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION.A.2 TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY.17A.3RADIATED RFI/EMI1717ANNEX B(INFORMATIVE).*18B.1 TYPICAL POWER LINE PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS.18B.2 TYPICAL POWER LINE ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS.18B.2.1 IMPEDANCE.8B.2.2TRANSMISSION LOSS44844848e404448444844e18B.2.3 NOISE LEVEL.19B.3LI AND L2 SIGNAL COUPLING.19i