Power line network automation over IP

Internet Protocol (IP) suite and Ethernet physical layer are the current trend in home and industrial systems communication protocols. Unfortunately, in the field of power line automation protocols that are in wide use in home automation applications, the lack of IP convergence leads to difficulties, because of the variety and high costs of systems and solutions that need to be integrated. This paper presents a simple and reliable convergence mechanism of open power line Home Automation Protocols to IP (HAPoIP), which is implemented and tested for X10 protocol, on a low cost platform. The novelty and the achievement of the proposed system is the integration of heterogeneous automation networks through IP. In addition, the system was built in terms of software and hardware based on a new protocol.