Resources

HomeGrid Forum makes a range of documents available on the association and G.hn technology. To download, click on the links below.

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Webcasts & Presentations

Giga Wire: Topologies and Profiles
A Service Provider’s Perspective on G.hn Webinar
Managing the Digital Home Ecosystem – HomeGrid Forum at BBWF 2015, David Thorne
HomeGrid Forum Technical Overview given by Rami Verbin, CTO at Sigma Designs
IOT Slam 2016 presentation, “G.hn as the Backbone to Wireless,” by Donna Yasay, HGF President
devolo ITU-T G.hn solution for German Smart Grid Rollout – HGF at IEEE ISPLC April 2019 by George Hallak, Manager Research Smart Grids devolo
G.hn Standardization – Present and Future – HGF at IEEE ISPLC April 2019 by Marcos Martinez y Salvador Iranzo, MaxLinear
HomeGrid Forum Overview and G.hn Multiple Application Profiles - HGF at IEEE ISPLC April 2019 by Dr. Len Dauphinee, HGF President
G.hn for Smart Grid & Industrial Applications. Roadmap and Certification Update – IEEE ISPLC May 2020 – by Marcos Martinez, Chair CWG
Update on Operators deployment of G.hn for MDU and SFU topologies - GiGAWire at BBF BASe Las Vegas, October 2019 - by Paul Arola, Senior Design Specialist at TELUS

Whitepapers

HGF White Paper G.hn Industrial IoT Use Cases, published March 2023
PLC Neighboring Networks
The Value of Physical-Layer Technology Certification Programs to ISPs, published August 2016
FAQs: G.hn, Any wire Communications throughout the Connected Home
Measurement Analysis Testing Powerline Products, published December 2015
Coexistence and Interoperability in a mixed vendor PLC environment, published January 2017
Overview of Draft Recommendation ITU-T G.9963 (G.hn-mimo)
Status of EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Regulation (FCC/EU) for G.hn Powerline, Coax and Phoneline Devices
HomeGrid Forum Service Provider Flyer
Using G.hn in Access Networks. GiGAWire Technology. June 2020

Member Papers & Videos

Las Vegas Case Study: LUMEN with ReadyLinks G.hn Access improving customer experience
MaxLinear G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
Use Dark Coax to Easily Deliver Triple Play Services: Comtrend Case Study
Streamlining Camera Installs G.hn Powerline with PoE makes Camera Installs Easy: Comtrend Case Study
Camera Installs Made Easy Innovative Use of G.hn Powerline with PoE: Comtrend Case Study
Marvell’s G.hn Beats Extollo’s HomePlug AV2 in Lab & Field Tests
Sigma Designs G.hn Prime Chips Set Speed Record
Evolution of Next Generation Broadband Technology – G.hn
World’s First Service Trial of ITU-T G.hn over Plastic Optical Fibre (POF)
Marvell G.hn Product Brief
Metanoia Product Brief
Sigma Designs G.hn Brochure

Legal & Membership Documents

HomeGrid Forum Articles of Incorporation – Filed May 23, 2013
HomeGrid Bylaws
HomeGrid Forum Antitrust Guidelines
HomeGrid Membership Agreement
HomeGrid IPR Policy

Testing & Certification

HomeGrid Forum G.hn Testing Procedure for Powerline
Broadband Forum Performance Test Plan For In-premises Powerline Communication Systems (TR-208 Issue 3)

ITU-T Standards and Whitepapers

ITU-T Technical Paper GSTP-OPHN (09/2022) - Operation of G.hn technology over access and in-premises phone line medium
G.9960: Unified high-speed wireline-based home networking transceivers - System architecture and physical layer specification
G.9961: Unified high-speed wireline-based home networking transceivers - Data link layer specification
G.9962: Unified high-speed wire-line based home networking transceivers - Management specification
G.9963: Unified high-speed wireline-based home networking transceivers - Multiple input/multiple output specification
G.9964: Unified high-speed wireline-based home
networking transceivers - Power spectral density specification
G.9972: Coexistence mechanism for wireline home networking transceivers
G.9977 : Mitigation of interference between DSL and PLC
G.9978 : Secure admission in a G.hn network
G.9979 : Implementation of the generic mechanism in the IEEE 1905.1a-2014 standard to include applicable ITU-T Recommendations