Smart Grid May Also Carry IPv6 Traffic

itwbennett writes "Kevin Fogarty is blogging about new specs outlined by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) that outline the requirements for 'any network designed to carry data instead of just electrons.' What's needed, in short, is 'a Common Information Model for the format of data in the network, interfaces to allow it to go from one device or substation to another, exchanges between control centers and communications protocols that will add security to the net.'"

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Re:Wouldn't that create electrical noise?

[Anonymous Coward]

And isn't high frequency electrical noise carried over high power lines a threat to our health?

http://areyoutargeted.com/fighting-back/public-relations/making-your-case/eh-and-health/

Probably not but it is a threat to radio communications, esp HAM radio; unless the "smart grid" will use shielded power lines only. Sounds like another stimulus project.