An ITU-T study group will approve three new recommendations unless...

broadband networks defines requirements for the remote management of networked devices by a service provider in a consumer’s home, the letter said. The standard describes how various technical specifications in a family of technical specifications are related, it said. A second draft new recommendation is on physical layer specifications for narrowband OFDM power line communication transceivers communication via alternating and direct current electric power lines over frequencies below 500 kHz, it said. The recommendation supports indoor and outdoor communications over various voltage lines through various voltage transformers and land power lines in both urban and in long distance rural communications, it said. The recommendation addresses grid to utility meter applications, advanced metering infrastructure, and other smart grid applications such as “electric vehicle to charging station,” home automation, and home area networking communications scenarios, it said. A third draft new recommendation specifies an operations, administration and maintenance mechanism for the Multi-protocol Label Switching-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) in packet transport networks, the letter said. “This Recommendation is compliant with the transport profile of MPLS as defined by the” Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the letter said. “In the event of a misalignment in MPLS-TP related architecture, framework, and protocols between this ITU-T Recommendation and the normatively referenced IETF” specifications, the IETF specs “will take precedence,” it said. Consideration of possible approval is scheduled for Dec. 16 if there is sufficient support from ITU member administrations, the letter said.