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January 2011 18 -11 -0007 -00 -0000 802. 18 RR-TAG ITU-R Update • ITU-R WP 1 A is developing a report on “SMART GRID POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS” • The plan is to complete the report at the WP 1 A meeting which begins May 25 th • As it currently exists the report is unbalanced – it supports PLT/PLC as the only technology suitable for Smart Grid communications • An earlier version had some wireless in it but said that any wireless solution is inferior to PLT/PLC Submission Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates

November 2010 18 -11 -0007 -00 -0000 802. 18 RR-TAG ITU-R Update • The good news is that at their last 2010 meeting WP 1 A removed the section saying that wireless is inferior to PLT/PLC • The bad news is there isn’t any description of any wireless technologies suitable for Smart Grid communications • 802. 18 is proposing that the wireless WGs edit the document to provide positive input on the capabilities of wireless technologies • This work should start at this meeting and must be completed by the end of the March plenary Submission Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates

November 2010 18 -11 -0007 -00 -0000 802. 18 RR-TAG ITU-R Update • A method of work would have each interested wireless WG prepare their own edits to the WP 1 A report – Those groups should coordinate with each other – The edits from those groups will be brought to 802. 18 to be finalized • The draft report is available on 802. 18’s Mentor web site as 18 -11 -0002 • The edit needs to be received by the ITU-R NLT May 18 th Submission Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates

November 2010 18 -11 -0007 -00 -0000 802. 18 RR-TAG ITU-R Update • 802. 18 has this on their agenda for PM 1 on Tuesday – for further discussions between the interested WGs Submission Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates