ISO/IEC JTC1 SC25 WG1

This group is defining the International Standard and holds regular meetings world wide.

http://hes-standards.org/

CENELEC TC205

Gateways Working Group is WG5 (Telemetry Associates supply the Convenor of this WG)

The SmartHouse Working Group is WG16

http://www.cenelec.org

This group is devloping a private network protocol using components of Mobile phone technology and supported by Ericsson, Nokia, IBM, Intel, Toshiba and others

More information about Bluetooth is at:

A Home Networking protocol and system which is the formal US HA standard.

http://www.cebus.org

Home Audio, Video Interoperability (HAVI) private network protocol using all media, for audio video and multimedia product interconnection, based on IEEE1394. Supported by Grundig, Hitachi, Matsushita, Philips, Sharp, Sony, Thomson Multimedia, Toshiba.

http://www.havi.org

Developing a high speed RF Home Local Area Network suitable for data and video

http://www.hiperlan.com

Home Application Programming Interface is a private network protocol using all media, for the development of control software, on PC, for TV, security, light,... applications. Supported by Compaq, Honeywell, Intel, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Philips Electronics.

http://www.homeapi.org

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance (HomePlug) is a not-for-profit corporation formed to provide a forum for the creation of open specifications for high speed home powerline networking products and services. It also seeks to accelerate the demand for these products and services through the sponsorship of market and user education programs.

Membership: AES Corporation Alcatel Ameren Corporation Analog Devices, Inc. Ascom Powerline ommunications AG Asoka USA Corporation Bose Corporation Broadcom Corporation Cirrus Logic, Inc. Cogency Semiconductor Inc. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. DS2 Efficient Networks, Inc. ESS Technology Excelsus Technologies, Inc. France Telecom Fujitsu Limited Hewlett-Packard Homeconnect LLC ILEVO AB Intel Corporation ITRAN Communications Ltd. M@in.net Communications Ltd. NetGear, Inc nSine Limited PG&E Corporation Philips Electronics Phonex Broadband Corporation PolyTrax Information Technology AG PowerWAN Pulse Specialty Components Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Sprint Tality UK Limited Telewise Communications Telkonet, Inc. Terayon Communication Systems Ubicom, Inc. Valence Semiconductor Xeline Co. Ltd

Home Phoneline Networking Alliance is a private network protocol for providing a home network for computers and audio/video goods, based on a 1MB/s phone line technology from Tut Systems. Supported by 3Com, AMD, AT&T, Compaq, Epigram, HP, IBM, Intel, Lucent, Tut Systems, Conexant, Fujitsu Personal Systems, Visa/Mitsubishi, Texas Instruments, Motorola, Samsung Electronics.

http://www.homepna.org

Internet Home Alliance is a group of companies dedicated to enhancing a consumer's understanding, appreciation, and adoption of the Internet lifestyle. This strategic relationship allows Alliance members to leverage their individual expertise and work together toward technological solutions which will enhance the consumer's daily life.

Founders: Cisco Systems, GM, Invensys, New Power, Panasonic, Sears

Contributors: Sun Micro Systems, BestBuy

Associates: ADT Security Services, Inc. A.V.A.D., Ltd. Autco Distributing Coactive Networks CompUSA, Inc. Connected Lifestyles, Inc. Echelon Corporation emWare, Inc. GateSpace, Inc. GPU, Inc. Home Director, Inc. Honeywell International Inc. Info-Linc, Ltd. Metering Technology Corporation National Semiconductor Corporation NEW Customer Service Companies, Inc. Reliant Energy Sage Systems, Inc. Sempra Energy Connections Smart Systems Technologies Ucentric Systems, LLC Visteon Corporation Western Digital Corporation

The new name for the European Home Networking standard which has evolved from the convergence of EHS, Batibus and EIB.

http://www.ehsa.com

http://www.batibus.com

http://www.eiba.com

Widely used proprietary network by Echelon Corporation for interconnecting equipment in domestic and commercial premises - Lonworks probably has the widest installed base in the commercial sector and the greatest number of interoperable products. Echelon Inc have recently started to roll out a nation wide plc metering project in Italy covering some 27 million premises

http://www.echelon.com

The Open Systems Alliance Program (OSA) is designed to bring together system integrators and other companies that are working to promote Open Systems based on the LonWorks® platform. OSA membership services a worldwide need for the design, installation and maintenance of open, interoperable LonWorks applications across all industries. Member companies know how to leverage existing and planned LonWorks infrastructure to maximize the benefits to their customers.

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The Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGi), established in 1999, is an independent, non-profit corporation working to define and promote open specifications for the delivery of managed broadband services to networks in homes, cars and other environments. OSGi also works to proliferate these open specifications through the sponsorship of technology, market, and user education programs.

Membership: 2Wire Inc. 4DHomeNet, Inc. ABB Corporate Research Ltd. Acronet Corp Acunia Alpine Electronics Europe Gmbh AMI-C BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. BMW Bombardier Transportation Cablevision Systems Coactive Networks Deutsche Telekom Easenergy, Inc. Echelon Corporation Electricite de France (EDF) Elisa Communications Corporation emWare Ericsson Espial Group, Inc. ETRI France Telecom Gatespace AB Hewlett-Packard Home Director, Inc. IBM Corporation Infomatec AG inSilicon Corporation (Phoenix Technologies, ltd.) Invensys Controls ITP AS Jentro AG KDD R&D Laboratories Inc. LANergy, Ltd. Legend Computer System Ltd. Lucent Technologies Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Metavector Technologies Motorola, Inc. Netpliance Nokia Corporation Novell, Inc. Oracle Corporation P&S Datacom Corporation Panasonic Patriot Scientific Corporation Philips ProSyst Software AG Qwest Robert Bosch Gmbh Samsung Electronics Co., LTD SBC Technology Resources, Inc. Schneider Electric SA Sharp Corporation Shell International - ETAC Sonera Corporation Sony Corporation Sprint Communications Company, L.P. Sun Microsystems Symbol Technologies, Inc. TAC AB Telcordia Technologies Telefonica I+D Telia Research Texas Instruments, Inc. Tokyo Electric Power Company Toshiba Corporation Tridium, Inc Ucentric Systems, Inc Union Fenosa VDO Car Communications Verizon Villa Montage Systems Whirlpool Corporation Wind River Systems

http://www.osgi.org

An intiative funded by the EU and managed by CENELEC to develop standards and Codes of Practice for the SmartHouse.

Telemetry Associates Limited are the managing Editors of this work.

Is an open high speed network based on IEEE1394b and CAL/XML and involves the more than 300 members of VESA. It has been introduced as a reference high bandwidth implementation of the HES set of standards being worked on by SC25 WG1

http://www.vesa.org/

An open system providing a subset of Java for portable devices and domestic goods. Supported by Sun and many others.

http://www.jini.org

A universal protocol to connect all electronic and enetertainment equipment in the home promoted by Microsoft

http://www.upnp.org