This paper reviews the various tools that carrier-grade Ethernet offers to meet the performance required from the ICT network and discusses strategies for the transition to Smart Grid communications
2. Abstract
Almost every power utility around the globe is either planning or has
already begun the transformation of its T&D grid to an intelligent,
packet-based network that can efficiently and reliably handle massive
amounts of bi-directional or even multi-directional data
communications between various devices and locations.
This paper reviews the various tools that carrier-grade Ethernet
offers to meet the migration challenges that utilities are facing.
It furthermore specifies the performance that is required from
the ICT network, as well as discusses strategies that may be
employed to implement the transition to Smart Grid
communications.