Yitran to Demonstrate Energy Management Products at Metering, Billing/CIS America 2008

March 30, 2008 - PRLog -- Yitran Communications, Ltd., a leading provider of PLC (Power Line Communication) technology, will exhibit at Metering, Billing/CIS America 2008 in San Diego, April 20-23.  

Yitran will be located in Booth 601 where it will present its IT800D, IT800Y, RF-PLC Module and a preview of its new IT700 IC, which will lower cost and foot print by 50%. Visitors to the booth will be able to view meters embedded with Yitran’s PLC technology for AMR (Automatic Meter Reading). Yitran will also feature HomePlug® Command and Control (HomePlug C&C) v1.0, an industry open standard based on Yitran’s IT800 transceiver technology.  

HomePlug® C&C v1.0 has a ratified PHY and MAC layer and the workgroup is now close to complete the work on network layer and profiles.  Their work continues with a final submission for the compliance testing and interoperability program.

HomePlug® C&C has four key areas of impact: power management solutions to save money, conserve energy, remote monitoring and control that delivers convenience through remote accessibility; safety and security systems to protect from fire, theft and natural hazards; telehealth that includes monitoring solutions to save lives and bring peace of mind; energy efficiency applications such as networking thermostats in homes, remotely managing high power appliances, to ensure a more environmentally friendly future.

The HomePlug® C&C standard is Green Tech enabled, offering communication and networking for a nearly unlimited variety of command and control applications including AMR/AMM/AMI as well as other Smart Grid applications such as Peak Demand Control.  The result is a more efficient use of resources insures less environmental pollution as well as consumer friendly incentives such as low tariff periods, competitive pricing, more accurate billing and so forth.  

About Yitran Communications Ltd.

A fabless semiconductor company, Yitran Communications Ltd. designs, develops and markets high performance, low cost PLC modem chips and systems. Yitran’s products provide robust and reliable communication over existing electrical wiring and power grids to enable a variety of Command & Control applications, such as Home Automation, AMR/AMM/AMI, Commercial Automation and Management, and Internet distribution over power lines (for hotels and MDU/MTU markets). Yitran's customer and partner lists include leading companies such as Renesas, Matsushita Electric Works, Hitachi, KEPCO, Kinden, LG and Microsoft. For further details: http://www.yitran.com/.


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SOURCE: YITRAN Communications Ltd.
Contact: Sabrina Bradbury Sabrina@yitran.com  +972-8-623-5281 ext 109

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A fabless semiconductor company, Yitran designs, develops and markets high performance, low cost PLC modem chips and systems to provide robust and reliable communication for a variety of Command & Control applications, such as Home Automation, AMR/AMM/AMI, Commercial Automation and Management. Yitran's customer and partner lists include leading companies such as Renesas, Matsushita Electric Works, Hitachi, KEPCO, Kinden, LG and Microsoft.

Website: www.yitran.com