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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62488-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2017
ICS 33.200

English Version
Power line communication systems for power utility applications
- Part 2: Analogue power line carrier terminals or APLC
(IEC 62488-2:2017)
Systèmes de communication sur lignes d'énergie pour les Systeme zur Kommunikation über Hochspannungsleitungen
applications des compagnies d'électricité - Partie 2 : Bornes für Anwendungen der elektrischen Energieversorgung - Teil
analogiques à courant porteur en ligne (CPL) 2: Anschlussgeräte für analoge Nachrichtenübertragung
(IEC 62488-2:2017) über Hochspannungsleitungen (APLC)
(IEC 62488-2:2017)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-08-30. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.


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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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© 2017 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN 62488-2:2017
European foreword
The text of document 57/1867/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62488-2, prepared by IEC/TC 57 "Power
systems management and associated information exchange" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 62488-2:2017.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2018-05-30
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) 2020-08-30
the document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62488-2:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60255-26:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60255-26:2013.
IEC 60255-151:2009 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60255-151:2009.
IEC 60495:1993 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60495:1994.
IEC 60721-3-4:1995 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60721-3-4:1995.
IEC 60870-5-101 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60870-5-101.
IEC 60870-5-104 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60870-5-104.
IEC 61869-2:2012 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61869-2:2012.
IEC 62351 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 62351 (series).

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60038 -  IEC standard voltages EN 60038 -
IEC 60068-2-1 -  Environmental testing -- Part 2-1: Tests - EN 60068-2-1 -
Test A: Cold
IEC 60068-2-2 -  Environmental testing -- Part 2-2: Tests - EN 60068-2-2 -
Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-6 -  Environmental testing -- Part 2-6: Tests - EN 60068-2-6 -
Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
IEC 60068-2-27 -  Environmental testing -- Part 2-27: Tests - EN 60068-2-27 -
Test Ea and guidance: Shock
IEC 60068-2-30 -  Environmental testing -- Part 2-30: Tests - EN 60068-2-30 -
Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h + 12 h
cycle)
IEC 60068-2-31 -  Environmental testing -- Part 2-31: Tests - EN 60068-2-31 -
Test Ec: Rough handling shocks, primarily
for equipment-type specimens
IEC 60255-27 2013 Measuring relays and protection equipment EN 60255-27 2014
-- Part 27: Product safety requirements
IEC 60529 -  Degrees of protection provided by - -
enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60721-3-1 1997 Classification of environmental conditions -EN 60721-3-1 1997
- Part 3: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their
severities -- Section 1: Storage
IEC 60721-3-2 1997 Classification of environmental conditions -EN 60721-3-2 1997
- Part 3: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their
severities -- Section 2: Transportation
+ A1 1995  - -
IEC 60721-3-3 1994 Classification of environmental conditions -EN 60721-3-3 1995
- Part 3: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their
severities -- Section 3: Stationary use at
weatherprotected locations
+ A2 1996  + A2 1997
IEC 60834-1 -  Performance and testing of teleprotection - -
equipment of power systems -- Part 1:
Narrow-band command systems
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IEC 60950-1 -  Information technology equipment - Safety EN 60950-1 -
- Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61000-4-2 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- PartE N 61000-4-2 -
4-2: Testing and measurement techniques
- Electrostatic discharge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-3 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part- -
4-3: Testing and measurement techniques
- Radiated, radio-frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-4 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- PartE N 61000-4-4 -
4-4: Testing and measurement techniques
- Electrical fast transient/burst immunity
test
IEC 61000-4-5 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - PartE N 61000-4-5 -
4-5: Testing and measurement techniques
- Surge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-6 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- PartE N 61000-4-6 -
4-6: Testing and measurement techniques
- Immunity to conducted disturbances,
induced by radio-frequency fields
IEC 61000-4-8 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- PartE N 61000-4-8 -
4-8: Testing and measurement techniques
- Power frequency magnetic field immunity
test
IEC 61000-4-11 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- PartE N 61000-4-11 -
4-11: Testing and measurement
techniques - Voltage dips, short
interruptions and voltage variations
immunity tests
IEC 61000-4-16 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - PartE N 61000-4-16 -
4-16: Testing and measurement
techniques - Test for immunity to
conducted, common mode disturbances in
the frequency range 0 Hz to 150 kHz
IEC 61000-4-17 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part- -
4-17: Testing and measurement
techniques - Ripple on d.c. input power
port immunity test
IEC 61000-4-18 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- PartE N 61000-4-18 -
4-18: Testing and measurement
techniques - Damped oscillatory wave
immunity test
IEC 61000-4-20 2010 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- Part EN 61000-4-20 2010
4-20: Testing and measurement
techniques - Emission and immunity
testing in transverse electromagnetic
(TEM) waveguides
IEC 61000-4-29 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- PartE N 61000-4-29 -
4-29: Testing and measurement
techniques - Voltage dips, short
interruptions and voltage variations on d.c.
input power port immunity tests
IEC 61000-6-2 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - PartE N 61000-6-2 -
6-2: Generic standards - Immunity
standard for industrial environments
IEC 61000-6-4 2006 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- PartE N 61000-6-4 2007
6-4: Generic standards - Emission
standard for industrial environments
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IEC 61000-6-5 2015 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - PartE N 61000-6-5 2015
6-5: Generic standards - Immunity for
equipment used in power station and
substation environment
IEC 62488-1 2012 Power line communication systems for EN 62488-1 2013
power utility applications -- Part 1: Planning
of analogue and digital power line carrier
systems operating over EHV/HV/MV
electricity grids
CISPR 14-1 2016 Electromagnetic compatibility - EN 55014-1 2017
Requirements for household appliances,
electric tools and similar apparatus - Part
1: Emission
CISPR 16-1-1 2015 Specification for radio disturbance and - -
immunity measuring apparatus and
methods - Part 1-1: Radio disturbance and
immunity measuring apparatus -
Measuring apparatus
CISPR 16-1-2 2014 Specification for radio disturbance and EN 55016-1-2 2014
immunity measuring apparatus and
methods - Part 1-2: Radio disturbance and
immunity measuring apparatus - Coupling
devices for conducted disturbance
measurements
CISPR 16-1-4 2010 Specification for radio disturbance and EN 55016-1-4 2010
immunity measuring apparatus and
methods -- Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and
immunity measuring apparatus - Antennas
and test sites for radiated disturbance
measurements
CISPR 16-2-1 2014 Specification for radio disturbance and EN 55016-2-1 2014
immunity measuring apparatus and
methods - Part 2-1: Methods of
measurement of disturbances and
immunity - Conducted disturbance
measurements
CISPR 16-2-3 2016 Specification for radio disturbance and EN 55016-2-3 2017
immunity measuring apparatus and
methods - Part 2-3: Methods of
measurement of disturbances and
immunity - Radiated disturbance
measurements
CISPR 22 2008 Information technology equipment - Radio - -
disturbance characteristics - Limits and
methods of measurement

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 13
3.1 Terms and definitions . 13
3.2 Abbreviations . 15
4 Low frequency side interfaces . 16
4.1 General . 16
4.2 Analogue interfaces . 17
4.2.1 General . 17
4.2.2 Voice frequency band . 17
4.2.3 Nominal impedance . 17
4.2.4 Return loss . 17
4.2.5 Degree of unbalance to Earth . 17
4.2.6 ITU-T voice channel interface . 17
4.2.7 Subscriber interface . 17
4.2.8 PBX interconnection interface . 18
4.2.9 Narrowband telegraphic channel interface . 18
4.3 Analogue teleprotection system interface . 19
4.3.1 Description . 19
4.3.2 Integrated teleprotection . 20
4.3.3 Teleprotection interface frequency band . 20
4.3.4 Teleprotection interface impedance . 20
4.3.5 Teleprotection interface reflection . 20
4.3.6 Teleprotection interface signal levels . 20
4.3.7 Teleprotection interface control circuits. 20
4.4 Digital interfaces . 21
4.4.1 Telephony signaling interface . 21
4.4.2 Internal data modem . 21
5 Transmission line side high frequency interface . 24
5.1 APLC high frequency band and channelling . 24
5.2 Frequency accuracy . 25
5.3 Signal levels . 25
5.4 Nominal impedance . 25
5.5 Return loss . 25
5.6 Degree of unbalance to earth . 25
5.7 Tapping loss . 25
5.8 Spurious emissions . 26
6 Quality and Performance . 27
6.1 General . 27
6.2 APLC internally generated noise . 28
6.3 Automatic gain control . 28
6.4 Limiter action . 28
6.5 Transmit/Receive frequency difference . 28
6.6 Attenuation distortion . 28

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6.7 Group-delay distortion . 30
6.8 Harmonic distortion . 31
6.9 Selectivity . 31
6.10 Crosstalk attenuation . 31
6.10.1 Co-channel crosstalk attenuation . 31
6.10.2 Inter-channel crosstalk attenuation . 31
7 Testing . 32
7.1 General . 32
7.2 Test setup for APLC link tests . 32
7.3 Return loss . 32
7.4 Degree of unbalance to earth . 33
7.4.1 General . 33
7.4.2 LCL . 34
7.4.3 OSB . 34
7.5 Tapping loss . 35
7.6 Spurious emissions . 36
7.6.1 Single channel terminals . 36
7.6.2 Multi-channel terminals . 36
7.7 Selectivity . 36
7.8 Co-channel and inter-channel crosstalk attenuation . 37
8 Configuration and management . 37
8.1 General . 37
8.2 Configuration . 37
8.3 Network management system . 38
8.4 Local terminal alarms . 38
9 Cyber security . 38
9.1 General . 38
9.2 Authentication . 39
10 APLC safety . 39
10.1 General . 39
10.2 Safety reference standard . 39
10.3 Classification of APLC Terminals . 39
10.4 Ingress protection . 41
10.5 Type and routine tests . 41
11 Storage and transportation, operating conditions, power supply. 43
11.1 Storage and transportation . 43
11.1.1 Climatic conditions . 43
11.1.2 Mechanical . 44
11.2 Operating conditions . 45
11.2.1 Climatic conditions . 45
11.2.2 Mechanical . 46
11.2.3 Operating conditions set of tests . 47
11.3 Power supply . 48
11.3.1 AC supply . 48
11.3.2 DC supply . 48
12 EMC . 49
12.1 Emission and Immunity reference standards . 49
12.2 Emission . 50

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12.2.1 Radiated and conducted emission . 50
12.2.2 Low frequency disturbance emission . 54
12.3 Immunity . 54
12.3.1 EMC Environment . 54
12.3.2 Functional requirements . 56
12.3.3 Immunity test list . 56
Annex A (normative) Characteristics of compandors for telephony (based on the
withdrawn ITU-T Recommendation G.162) . 59
A.1 General . 59
A.2 Characteristics of compandors . 59
A.3 Definition and value of the unaffected level . 59
A.4 Ratio of compression and expansion . 59
A.5 Range of level . 60
A.6 Signal to noise ratio . 60
Annex B (informative) APLC communication model . 61
B.1 General . 61
B.2 AM-SSB modulation technique . 64
B.3 Functional blocks of an APLC terminal . 65
Annex C (informative) HF modulated power signal . 67
C.1 General . 67
C.2 Discrete tone signals . 67
C.3 Voice channels . 69
C.4 Composite channels . 70
C.5 Calculation examples . 72
C.5.1 General . 72
C.5.2 Calculation example 1: Load capacity and PEP . 72
C.5.3 Calculation example 2: Power distribution adjustment . 72
Bibliography . 74

Figure 1 – Schematic representation of the scope of IEC 62488-2 . 10
Figure 2 – Generic architecture of an APLC terminal. 16
Figure 3 – Subscriber PBX interfaces local and remote . 18
Figure 4 – Interfaces for PBX trunk interconnection through APLC link . 18
Figure 5 – Low symbol rate ITU-T telegraphic channelling . 19
Figure 6 – Commonly used EIA RS-232 connector . 22
Figure 7 – Commonly used V.11 connector . 22
Figure 8 – ETH IEEE 802.3 RJ45 type connector . 24
Figure 9 – ETH IEEE 802.3 SC type connector . 24
Figure 10 – Tapping loss limits for APLC terminals . 26
Figure 11 – Maximum level of spurious emissions outside the high frequency band . 27
Figure 12 – Reference points for measuring APLC parameters . 28
Figure 13 – Attenuation distortion limits for the voice frequency band of 300 Hz to
3400 Hz (ITU-T G.232) . 29
Figure 14 – Attenuation distortion limits for the voice frequency band of 300 Hz to
2400 Hz . 29
Figure 15 – Attenuation distortion limits for the voice frequency band of 300 Hz to
2000 Hz . 29

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