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On-Demand Webinar – Application Domain Partitioning for Smart Grid Security

Trilliant — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:00:57 +0000

Length: 17 minutes

This webinar discusses how an integrated multi-tier communications network can be partitioned into virtual network domains to ensure end-to-end security and QoS for Smart Grid applications. The discussion will provide an opportunity to learn about:

the basics of a multi-tier Smart Grid network. Learn how communications can be segmented into wide area networks (WAN), neighborhood area networks (NAN), and home area networks (HAN).
virtual network domains. Learn how the multi-tier Smart Grid communications network can partitioned into distinct virtual network domains.
application security and QoS. Learn how each applications can be segmented into domains to ensure security and quality-of-service (QoS).
the benefits of application partitioning. Learn how application domain partitioning enables a converged Smart Grid network to provide secure communications for applications such as substation automation, distribution automation, advanced metering, and demand-side management.

On-Demand Webinar – WAN Communications for Distribution Networking

Trilliant — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:24:38 +0000

Length: 20 minutes

This webinar discusses the role of the distribution grid within the context of a broader Smart Grid communications network. The discussion will provide an opportunity to learn about:

the basics of a multi-tier Smart Grid network. Learn how communications can be segmented into wide area networks (WAN), neighborhood area networks (NAN), and home area networks (HAN).
the role of the WAN. Learn how the WAN can provide a wireless network with the range and capacity required to provide complete coverage and broadband performance.
the applications enabled by the WAN. Learn how the WAN’s broadand capacity and low latency can enable applications including AMI backhaul, substation automation, distribution SCADA, video surveillance, line switch automation, capacitor bank controls, recloser automation, transformer automation, and line voltage monitoring.

White Paper – The HAN Gateway Architecture: Future-Proofing Considerations

Trilliant — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:40:41 +0000

Recent reports predict that 100 million smart meters will be deployed in the next five years and that half of these will have a built-in Home Area Network (HAN) gateway for in-home energy management programs and services. ON World’s survey of 77 utilities in the United States also found that 21% are planning to integrate a HAN gateway into every smart meter deployed.

The HAN enables energy efficiency, demand response, and direct load control in a Smart Grid deployment. Behavioral energy efficiency utilizing real-time meter data, technology-enabled dynamic pricing, and deterministic direct load control are examples of demand-side management applications that are enabled by high bandwidth, two-way, end-to-end communications in the Smart Grid. A Smart Grid that incorporates energy efficiency and demand response increases its value as a long-term infrastructure investment and reduces the time required to achieve a satisfactory return on investment in the short-term.

The main architectural question, though, is whether to integrate the HAN gateway function into the smart meter. The rapid evolution of the underlying HAN radio communications protocols, as well as the HAN applications they support, introduces a need for a system architecture that can evolve with HAN technology. The two viable HAN gateway architectures (integration into the smart meter and the dedicated in-home gateway device) are evaluated in our new white paper, The Home Area Network: Architectural Considerations for Rapid Innovation.