IEEE standard 802.15.4g-2012 Amendment 3 addresses requirements for low-data-rate, wireless, smart metering utility network.
Smart metering utility network (SUN) enable multiple applications to operate over shared network resources, providing monitoring and control of a utility system. SUN devices are designed to operate in very large-scale, low-power wireless applications and often require using the maximum power available under application regulations in order to provide long-range, point-to-point connections.
Three physical layers are defined in the standard:
Multi-rate and multi-regional frequency shift keying (MR-FSK)
Multi-rate and multi-regional orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MR-OFDM)
N7610B Signal Studio for Short Range Communications software enables you to create waveform files to support testing of components and receivers based on IEEE 802.15.4g-2012 standard for smart utility networks.
Currently, the following 802.15.4g formats are supported by the software:
802.15.4g MR-FSK
802.15.4g MR-OFDM
Operating Frequency Range
IEEE standard 802.15.4g-2012 defines multiple data rates in bands ranging from 169 MHz to 2450 MHz.