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).
