DA/SCADA Network

Distribution Automation (DA) and SCADA applications for system reliability and asset utilization become increasingly important for expansive service territories of municipal utilities.  Applications for outage management, network analysis, substation automation and asset management require connectivity to remote physical devices – such as capacitor banks, transformers, reclosers, feeder switches, substations and more.   The right communication network is required to reach these distribution devices in the field and provide the data for DA and SCADA applications.  Key communication network requirements for DA and SCADA include:

• Coverage
• Capacity
• Latency
• Reliability
• Security
• Standards support

Trilliant’s SecureMesh® Wide Area Network (WAN) is ideal for DA applications. In fact, rigorous testing conducted by ABB revealed that Trilliant’s SecureMesh WAN truly excels in DA applications.   The robust mesh network provides long-range coverage and connectivity with node to node distances up to 10 miles.  It provides high bandwidth (up to 54 Mbps) and low latency (less than 10 ms per hop).  The self-healing mesh network offers built-in redundancy and the ability to dynamically re-route to bypass obstacles.   Authentication and encryption technology help ensure confidentiality, message integrity, and security.  The SecureMesh WAN also supports industry standards such as DNP3 and IEC 61850 with GOOSE messaging.

Our SecureMesh WAN is a cost-effective wireless mesh network that enables high bandwidth, low latency communications between distribution grid devices and the utility head-end.