HD-PLC™*1 Technology with Enhanced Authentication Adopted as IEEE 1901b Standard

Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation announced that the HD-PLC technology with the IEEE 802.1X*2 authentication function that it proposed to the IEEE Standards Association in November 2020 was approved as the IEEE 1901b standard by the Standards Board of the association on December 8, 2021. This standard meets the high-security requirements of large-scale IoT networks such as smart grids and smart cities.