The new project entails modifying the current published version of ANSI/CTA-2045 to include Amendment 1, address clarification issues that have been identified in the field, reorganized the data-link layer, and add new features and functions.
ANSI/CTA-2045 specifies a modular communications interface (MCI) to facilitate communications with residential devices for applications such as energy management. The MCI provides a standard interface for energy management signals and messages to reach devices.
*NOTE: The R7.8 MCI Committee is particularly interested in adding new members who acquire products that connect to demand response systems and/or home networking systems from those who build a modular communication interface into their products (called "users"), and those companies and individuals who have a general interest in the technology.
