Echelon i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Power Line - Manual (Page 6)

vi Preface
Preface
The i. LON
®
SmartServer can automatically install and manage a L ON W ORKS network
running over a PL-20 power line channel. The SmartServer features a standalone
network management mode in which it can install and maintain a L ON W ORKS
network without LNS network management services. Specifically for PL-20 power
line channels, the SmartServer uses a repeating function called the Enhanced
LonTalk ® Proxy Protocol to transmit messages to the devices attached to the power
line, overcoming impediments posed by power line channels such as excessive noise
and long distances between devices. The standalone network management mode and
repeating function make the SmartServer the ideal tool for managing, controlling, and
monitoring street lighting and other power line networks where long distances
separate devices and the use of LNS network management services is not practicable.