Universal powerline bus (or UPB) is a protocol for communication among devices used for home automation. It uses power line wiring for signaling and control.
UPB was developed by PCS Powerline Systems of Northridge, California and released in 1999. Based on the concept of the ubiquitous X10 standard, UPB has an improved transmission rate and higher reliability. While X10 without specialty firewalls has a reported reliability of 70-80%, UPB reportedly has a reliability of more than 99%.
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