Implementation of IEEE 802.15.4g wireless communication platform for smart utility service

Smart home utility network is the last mile of smart grid network. Although some wireless technologies such as ZigBee or Wi-Fi have been used for home utility service, they have disadvantages such as cost, power consumption, and network topology. To overcome the problems, a new wireless technology has been introduced in IEEE 802.15.4g standard. In this paper, we implement IEEE 802.15.4g communication platform and show possibilities of smart home utility service using the implemented platform. We firstly introduce an architecture of the implemented platform. Then, we show the demonstration of smart home utility service and water metering service using the platform which includes IEEE 802.15.4g OFDM and FSK features.