BS EN 62457:2008

This standard BS EN 62457:2008 Multimedia home networks. Home network communication protocol over IP for multimedia household appliances is classified in these ICS categories:

• 33.040.40 Data communication networks
• 33.160.01 Audio, video and audiovisual systems in general
• 33.040.01 Telecommunication systems in general
• 35.110 Networking

specifies the requirements for the interface between the Home Network Lower Layer for a country's home network of standalone-type household appliances and the TCP/IP Layer for cases where it is intended to introduce a TCP/IP Layer to each of the nodes comprising such home network of standalone-type household appliances. The specified interface in the Home Network Lower Layer consists of 2 portions, the TCP/IP Interface and the lower medium-specific Interface. Figure 3 shows the composition of the Home Network Layer and the standardized portions. In Annex C, this standard specifies the requirements for the lower medium-specific Interface One of these layers shall be IEEE 802.15.1, short-distance radio standard additional layers can be added in the future).