Article #4200 - CEA

CEA standardization activities include those associated with the design and manufacture of consumer electronics (CE) products and related services, CE device/service and device/device interoperability and transmission signals that may traverse the demarcation points of telecommunications infrastructures.

CEA, Consumer Electronics Association

CEA, Consumer Electronics Association
Overview

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has a Home Networking and IT Division addressing general issues, but standards development of significance for GridWise™ is done within the subcommittees of the R7 Home Network Committee, and their working groups
Significance for GridWise Average
Industry Sector(s) Consumer Electronics, Home
Geopolitical Reach International, US
Type of Standards Body ANSI Accredited SDO
Relevant Standards and Work Groups

CEA R7 Home Network Committee, key subcommittees

R7 provides coordination for, and encourages cooperation among, all CEA home network standardization efforts as well as providing a forum for non-CEA Home Network standards formulating bodies interested in working with CEA. The primary goal is to ensure current and future Home Networks can coexist within a home and share information through the use of industry standard interfaces. The R7 subcommittees will develop and maintain all CEA standards pertaining to home networks that currently exist, are being developed or may be initiated in the future. Standards developed directly by R7 will be primarily related to the interconnection and coexistence of home networks.

  • R7.1 Home Controls Subcommittee 1

    ANSI/EIA/CEA-709.1 Control Network Protocol (LonWorks): R7.1 standardizes a home control networking protocol based on the LonTalk protocol (ANSI/EIA/CEA-709.1 Control Network Protocol). LonTalk supports a variety of physical media and is based on Echelon's proprietary neuron-chip implementations and supports relatively high data transfer rates (encompasses OSI layers 1,2,3,4,5,6, and7)
  • R7.2 CEBus (Consumer Electronic BUS) EIA/CEA-600-CEBus + EIA/CEA 721-Generic Common Application Language (CAL): The Consumer Electronic Bus (CEBus) standard is a control communication protocol, presently used for home automation applications such as home lighting systems, security systems, appliance control and monitoring (including entertainment equipment such as sound systems), and also in utility and commercial sector applications (EIA-600 Home Plug and Play). CEBus supports a variety of physical media, is not based on proprietary implementations, and has relatively limited data transfer rates (encompasses OSI layers 1,2,3,7). (EIA/CEA 600 CEBus Standard, and EIA/CEA 721 Generic Common Application Language.)
  • R7.4 Versatile Home Network Subcommittee (VHN EIA-851 1394-based): R7.4 develops and maintains standards for interoperability between applications on a common in-home distribution network for consumer electronics, using Internet protocols and IEEE 1394 technology (also known as Firewire or i.Link). These standards address interconnection of various device clusters and residential gateways (VHN EIA-851)
Design Center

CeBus, home networking, wireless communications …
Interrelations

Association within EIA

Contact Information CEA: Consumer Electronics Association(Link opens in a new window)
Last Modified: 2005-11-10