BPL for Smart Grid Networks Smart Energy ‐West Coast

September 2009

Sam Morovati Vice President, Strategic Sales Corinex Communications Corp. sam.morovati@corinex.com

About Corinex

n Founded in 1989, privately held by a group of investors – HQ Vancouver, Canada

n 58 Employees in Powerline Division

n R&D / Engineering in Canada ,Slovakia & China; Manufacturing in China/Taiwan

n Distributors in 50+ countries

n Largest Powerline supplier to Service providers in the World

n Largest Powerline supplier to Professional Installer market

n Corinex Ranked 70 th Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America (6 th in

Canada) in Deloitte’s 2008 Technology Fast 500

Corinex´s Facts

What You May Already Know

The Cost of a “Dumb” Grid Every day in the U.S. an average of 500,000 people experience a power failure of at least two hours. A smart grid should be able to cut those outages by 80%

‐ Electric Power Research Institute

What You May Not Know

Estimated SmartGrid Bandwidth Budget

n Substations 0.2 ­ 1.0Mbps per advanced substation

n Meters (advanced) 1.85 ­ 2.0Mbps per million meters(steady reads)

n Smart Sensors 500Mbps – 4.75Gbps per 10,000 devices

Source: IBM

What You May Not Know

Technology Evolution

Broadband over Powerline (BPL) – Status

Description • Broadband over Powerline (BPL) is a technology in its formative stage with defacto standardization of BPL Access technology (200 Mbps UPA)

• Gen 1 Access BPL (45 Mbps) is fixed, symmetric technology with real speeds of 1‐5 Mbps, and distances limited only by repeated 1 km links.

• Gen 2 Access BPL is a standards‐based (UPA) 200 Mbps, full‐QoS and symmetric technology capable of voice, video, data and fixed‐mobile transport at up to 30 Mbps on MV lines and 95 Mbps on LV lines

• Gen 2 Access BPL has near 100% market share (UPA specification standard) with Access BPL deployments on 6 continents

• Because BPL is symmetrical (for P2P apps), and more ubiquitous than HFC/DSL, it’s longevity may surpass those technologies.

• Gen 3 Access BPL (backward compatible to Gen 2) will deliver increased bandwidth and better overall throughput on MV and LV lines via Dense OFDM

• Hybrid Fiber‐Powerline/BPL (HFP) technologies offer a high‐speed low‐cost alternative to FTTH and other technologies

Application / Usage Scenarios • BPL will provide the primary broadband transport for Utilities applications, e.g., AMI, OM, EMS, iSCADA, etc. • BPL is ideal for the next generation of P2P applications (e.g., FFM up/downloads), providing symmetric transport. • BPL, like HFC/DSL, provides a cost­effective alternative “last mile” broadband access to homes and field offices. • BPL can supplement HFC/DSL deployments to extend all three technologies’ longevity under an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) service umbrella, when commoditized. •BPL can compliment PON deployments, delivering connectivity for the last 1000 feet Some usage scenarios for BPL are: • IPTV video­conferencing for training; UM for messaging • Large GIS data file transfers to/from remote sites. • PLC, SCADA data transport from remote substation sites • Core infrastructural backbone data for business apps • VoIP for local/world­wide enterprise voice networks

Benefits and Risks Benefits: • BPL is the most ubiquitous media type in the world; as such it provides the best access to home/business LANs. • A family of OFDM chipsets future­proof the technology • Like HFC/DSL, BPL provides a more secure and more salubrious alternative to wireless broadband access •Symmetrical bandwidth (versus asymmetrical bandwidth for HFC/DSL •Only technology allowing Utility to determine status of their Power Grid Risks: IEEE standards being developed now, due out in 2008, however, defacto standard for Powerline Access today (UPA/DS2). BPL is threatened by optical (including FSO) and mobile broadband access “onslaught”

2020

Cost Trajectory 10

5

w Gen 1 Access BPL (45 Mbps)

2005 2010 2015

$/Mbp

s/Su

bscriber* w Gen 2 Access BPL (200 Mbps)

w Gen 3 Access BPL (400 Mbps)

Future

How BPL SmartGrid Network Works

A BPL­based network provides two­way high­speed connectivity services at 200Mbps between the utility network, electrical meters, distributed sensors and end­user appliances.

Broadband over Powerline – BPL Access

Internet Web Services

Internet Web Services

FIBER

LINK

Medium Voltage Line

Low Voltage Line

BPL

Injector node

Substation

Sensor Sensor

Injector node

Corinex Utility Grade BPL Network Topology

Delivers Reliable 10 Mbps Throughput for Utility Applications

• Reliable Backbone, delivers greater than 99.5% uptime (IBM)

• Low Cost ($4 ‐ $12 per customer)

• Delivers greater than 10Mbps for Smart Grid applications

• Defeats Noise with Corinex Noise Resistant TM technology

• Supports Outage Management via Battery Backup (4 hours)

• Skips up to 5 transformers per AMI collector

• Scalable to City/Country‐Wide networks (without replacing existing installed devices)

• Redundant via multiple signal paths

• Easy to Install – Existing Line crew tools, no new skills needed

– Deployment Assist Software (NOC remote configuration)

Utility Grade BPL for Smart Grid Applications

Hybrid Network Architecture

Backbone Distribution Access

Data Centre

Distribution Network

Access Network

Backbone Network

Distribution Network

Access Network

Approach #1 (CNP Model) Backbone = F/O or Wireless Distribution = BPL Access = Wireless

Approach #2 Backbone = F/O or Wireless Distribution = BPL Access = BPL

Hybrid Network Architecture

Backbone Distribution Access

Data Centre

Distribution Network

Access Network

Backbone Network

Distribution Network

Access Network

Approach #3 Backbone = F/O Distribution = BPL & F/O Access = BPL

Approach #4 Backbone = F/O Distribution = F/O (GPON) Access = BPL

Communication for existing AMI

AMI Backhaul Technology Comparison

BPL as AMI Backhaul

n BPL Backhaul is inexpensive ‐ 4% of the price of an AMI program

n Large Scale AMI deployments cost per Megabit is 30% of GPRS Solution

n Operating Costs (OpEx) costs are lowest for BPL n Uses utilities own assets (no telecom fees)

n BPL supports Utility Applications of the next 20 Years n Delivers up to 40Mbps on MV lines

n Delivers up to 100Mbps on LV lines

n Only Communications technology providing inherent information about the status of the Utility Assets

n Low Risk of Ownership – Corinex Utility Grade BPL

BPL ­ the Best Solution for AMI Backhaul!

Corinex Portafolio

Corinex Powerline/Coax – Coax/Powerline Coupler

CorinexAV200 Enterprise Powerline Wall Mount

Corinex AV200 Enterprise Wall Mount F

Corinex 11+1 Phase Coupler

Corinex MV Access Gateway ­ NR

Corinex MV Access Gateway

Corinex Head End

Corinex GPON­BPL Gateway

CorinexMDU Gateway

Corinex AV200 Enterprise Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Corinex AV200 Enterprise CableLAN Adapter

Enterprises & In­Home products

Corinex AV200 Enterprise Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Corinex AV200 Enterprise CableLAN Adapter

CorinexAV200 Enterprise Powerline Wall Mount

Corinex AV200 Enterprise Wall Mount F

Corinex HD200 Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Corinex HD200 CableLAN

Ethernet Adapter Corinex HD200 Wall Mount F

Corinex AV128 Phoneline Ethernet Bridge Corinex AV128 CableLAN

Enterprises In­Home

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