Power Grid Communications Solutions for the Energy Sector

Let Energy Flow. Communicate.Real-time, uninterrupted communications are vital for the reliable operation of power transmission and distribution grids, to enable proper network management, automation and protection, and to ensure the continuous supply of electricity to customers. This is not an easy task these days, where legacy infrastructure and substation devices must co-exist with newly-introduced IP connections and next-generation equipment, while critical assets must be protected from cyber security threats. Power utilities must efficiently and economically manage a myriad of interfaces, protocols, topologies, and media, so that mission-critical data, control commands and voice traffic are effectively and securely delivered between operations centers and remote sites.

For close to 30 years, RAD Data Communications has been working closely with its worldwide energy utility customers to address their particular T&D communications needs with field-proven solutions that allow seamless and economical transition to Smart Grid, as well as provide layered security protection. Connecting any type of equipment – from Teleprotection and SCADA RTUs to high definition IP cameras, BPL data collectors and AMI concentrators – over any media and network protocol, RAD’s wide range of product solutions are specifically designed to ensure the dynamic flow of energy.

*Technological Excellence RAD’s standards-compliant solutions offer low TCO

with multiservice support for any network environment, as well as minimal delay for accurate, real-time transmissions and High Availability design.

*Long-term Product Support RAD’s clear product roadmaps and evolutionary

approach to life-cycle management ensure continued support for legacy services and seamless introduction of NGN technologies. Our energy utility customers have the freedom to extend their planning horizons with respect to power grid communications, without forced investments in network upgrades due to product end-of-life decisions made unilaterally by vendors.

*Sustainable Solutions At RAD, we share our customers’ commitment to the

environment and understand their need to meet increasingly rigorous environmental regulation. RAD has been successfully implementing groundbreaking innovation in form-factor miniaturization and power consumption optimization to limit material waste and carbon emissions.

*Customer Commitment We apply extensive care and effort to our Global

Professional Services program – from RADcare support packages and international training courses to project management and on-site services – to ensure that our customers are completely satisfied with their decision to rely on RAD.

The Power of RAD RAD is the preferred communications vendor for many energy utilities and system integrators around the world. Here are the reasons why:

Selected Customers

Enel Italy

National Grid USA

New York Power Authority USA

Powercor Australia

Transgrid Australia

Elia System Operator SA Belgium

Ampla Energia E Servicos SA Brazil

Hydro Quebec Canada

AES Gener Chile

Beijing Power China

EDF France

Endesa Spain

E.ON Germany

Maharashtra State Power Generation Co

Ltd. India

Israel Electric Company Israel

KEPCO - Korea Electric Power Corp Korea

TrustPower New Zealand

Elektra Noreste S.A Panama

Empresa de Electricidade

da Madeira S.A. Portugal

Ural Energosoyuz RussiaElektro Maribor d.d Slovenia

TaiPower Taiwan

Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) Tanzania

Provincial Electricity Authority Thailand

Partners

300 certified RAD partners in more than 165 countries

System Integrators

ABB, Alcatel-Lucent, Alstom, Arinc, Fujitsu, HP, Telent, Telvent, Siemens

CELPE (Companhia Energética de Pernambuco) Brazil

Eletronorte (Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S/A) Brazil

AES Eletropaulo Brazil

AES Sonel Cameroon

KPLC Kenya

Kengen KenyaUETCL Uganda

Northeast Utilities USA

China Light Power China

Tata Power Ltd India

Bhutan Power Corp Bhutan

Meralco Philipines

PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) Indonesia

NAMPOWER Namibia

Solution Versatility

Services Video

Teleprotection

High/Low Speed Data Connectivity

SCADA

LAN

IED

PABX

Dry Contacts

Analog Voice FXO/FXS/E&M

G.703

VoIP

Distributed Firewall

Interfaces

X.21/V.35

RS-232/V.24

C37.94

E1/T1

N x 64 kbps

Sub-64 kbps

Ethernet

ISDN

Synchronous/ Asynchronous

Products

Hybrid TDM/IP Multiservice Access Nodes, MSAP

Fiber/SHDSL Multiplexers and Modems

SDH/SONET Multiplexers and ADMs

Digital Cross Connects

Wireless Multiplexers

Topologies Point-to-Point

Point-to-Multipoint (Star)

Multi-drop

Resilient Ring

Built-in Redundancy for Service

Protection

Networks Fiber

Copper/xDSL

Wireless/Satellite

PDH/SDH/SONET

Ethernet/IP/MPLS

ATM

TDM/PDH Subrate Multiplexers

Ethernet Aggregators, Access Devices and Converters

Industrial Ethernet Switches TDM over IP Multiplexers

• Single-box solutions for multiservice substation connectivity over copper, fiber and wireless, supporting all communications services: Analog voice and VoIP; Hotline/teleconferencing and PBX extension; SCADA and telemetry connectivity for analog/digital RTUs, controllers and relays; Teleprotection; PLC; inter-substation LAN and NOC connectivity; CCTV; PMR and trunked radio (TETRA) systems

• Reliable, accurate and immediate delivery of load data, alarms and signals between central control and multiple stations throughout the T&D grid

• Self-healing, multirate TDM and Ethernet ring support with rapid restoration provide NSPF (no single point of failure) resiliency and a cost-effective alternative to multilink connectivity

• Link and system redundancy to ensure service continuity for mission-critical applications

• Carrier-class management system for centralized control of network elements and easy integration with power utility OSS: Remote configuration, diagnostics and reporting; FCAPS functionality; Northbound APIs; High Availability/Disaster Recovery support

• Small footprint saves rack space and power consumption, as well as cabling and cooling resources

• Connectivity for IEC 61850-compliant devices

Multiservice Substation Connectivity

Substation communications for legacy and Ethernet-based devices over SDH/SONET or Ethernet/IP

Applications

SDH/SONET/PSN

ControlCenter

Teleprotection

Substation

Substation

FO/Copper

SCADAeSCADA Voice

Substation

Voice

Video

SCADA

TPR

eSCADA

Video SCADA TPReSCADA

Substation

Megaplex-4100

Megaplex-4100Megaplex-4100

Megaplex-4100

Voice

Video

SCADA

TPR

eSCADA

• Single-box support for all types of legacy TDM and Ethernet-based substation communications, including eSCADA, IED, SCADA, Teleprotection, video/CCTV, and voice

• Easy integration of NG services and equipment over existing TDM infrastructure

• Service continuity for legacy applications and equipment, even after core networks are replaced with IP/MPLS, supporting robust service quality, performance assurance and low latency levels for mission critical traffic

• Ensure deterministic QoS for NGN services and advanced grid applications over packet transport using multi-priority traffic management, end-to-end OAM and performance monitoring

• Help protect critical infrastructure and IP-based SCADA systems from malicious cyber attacks with distributed security and authentication

• Precision timing transport ensures a smooth migration to the PSN

Migrating to IP Communications

Connecting new IP/Ethernet-based substation equipment over existing SDH/SONET infrastructure or PSN: Migrating substation communications to reliable, resilient Ethernet/IP

PBX

ETHData

VoIP

NMSX.21V.35

E1/T1

STM-1/OC-3

NOC

GbE

NOC

Legacy

IPmux

FE/GbE

New IP/EthernetService Addition

GbE FE/GbE

Substations

Analog RTU

n x E1/T1

ETH

PDH MUX

Substation

IP Camera

VoIP

Telemetry

Management

NOC

IP Camera

VoIP

Telemetry

Management

Data

VoIP

NMS

ETX-205A

SDH/SONET

Megaplex-4100

RICi

Analog RTU

n x E1/T1

ETH

PDH MUX

Data

VoIP

NMS

RICi

Megaplex-4100

Megaplex-4100

IP/MPLS

IP/MPLS

• Secure Ethernet-based and serial SCADA installations throughout the power grid to protect from cyber security threats using the RADiFlow Ethernet switches with built-in firewall/VPN. Monitor application traffic and stop unauthorized and potentially damaging activity

• Full security functions in a single switch: Service validation, remote access, inter-site VPN and access control

• Ruggedized switch ensures operation in harsh environments, standard compliant with IEC 61850-3, IEEE 1613 EMI

• Integrated firewall on each port provides a network-based distributed security solution equivalent to the use of personal firewalls on each system in the network, with service-aware inspection of traffic in every end-point and role-based validation of SCADA flows

• Built-in QoS to support mission critical services

SCADA Security: Distributed, SCADA-aware firewall integrated in network switches

Smart Grid SCADA Security

Applications

Facility #1

Controller 1

Dev 1.1

Dev 1.2

Controller 2

HMIEngineering

Station

Control Center

Network

Facility #2

Dev 2.1

Dev 2.2

Ethernet & IPHeader

ProtocolHeader

FunctionCode

FunctionParameters

• Deliver Teleprotection signals with mission-critical accuracy over dedicated fiber, TDM or IP, to help central control better manage the power grid load and to protect termination and transformation equipment from severe damages resulting from faulty HV lines

• A wide variety of Teleprotection communication channel interfaces, including C37.94, X.21, E1/T1, E&M, and V.35

• C37.94-compliant Teleprotection communication channels allow reliable transmission by minimizing data errors due to EM and RF interference, or ground potential rise (GPR)

• Ultra-low end-to-end propagation delay supports immediate delivery of Transfer Trip commands from protective relay/contact transfer to remote-end substations

• Maintain performance levels when migrating to packet networks with hard QoS, as well as robust latency and jitter protection

Teleprotection Connectivity

Teleprotection connectivity with ultra-low end-to-end delay

Substation

TeleprotectionUnit

Megaplex-2100/Megaplex-2104/Megaplex-4100

Substation

C37.94, X.21,V.35, E&M, E1/T1

C37.94, X.21,V.35, E&M, E1/T1

TeleprotectionUnit

Megaplex-2100/Megaplex-2104/Megaplex-4100

PDH/SDH/SONET or

Point-to-PointDark Fiber or PSN

Applications

• Reliably transport medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) transformer site signals to central site aggregation over fiber, copper, wireless or mobile networks

• RAD’s multiservice, multi-generation devices enable connectivity over SDH/SONET or Ethernet/IP/MPLS with end-to-end performance monitoring, fault management, timing synchronization, and full redundancy

• Get a full suite of traffic management, performance and link testing tools for communication assurance from the transformer sites to the control room

• No single point of failure with full path redundancy and ring protection

• Central network management for all devices reduces installation and operating expenses

• Secure connection with integrated firewall and encryption

Transformer Site Backhaul

Video

MeterConcentrator

Aggregation/Core Network

GbE/10 GbERing

NMS

ETX-5300A

GbE

ETX

GbE/FE

LV Transformer Sites

Airmux-5000

RADiflow

MobileOperator

3G UplinkControl Center

Airmux

RTU

Video

RTU

MeterConcentrator

Airmux

MeterConcentrator

PSN/SDH/SONET

ETX-5300A

ETX-5300A

MV/LV transformer site backhaul

• Enable grid operators to easily and cost effectively increase revenues by leveraging their footprint to provide competitive retail and wholesale communications services

• Take advantage of increasing deregulation to deliver Internet access, voice, LAN extension, and SAN services to enterprises with centralized management

• Intelligent devices support differentiated QoS with end-to-end visibility to distinguish between multiple network maintenance domains for leased bandwidth, shared access and other carrier of carrier (CoC) services

Utelco Services

STM-1/OC-3

Customer A

E1

SDH/SONET

DSL

FO

Megaplex-4100

STM-1/OC-3

ETX-5300A

Internet

Central Site

NMS

GbE

FE/GbE

ETX-203AX

Utelco POP

ETX-203AX

Service ProviderPOP

RemoteBranch

GbE

ETH

Customer A

E1

ETH

1 GbE/10 GbEG.8032v2

Ring

Optimux-108

ServiceProvider

ETX-5300A

ETX-5300A

ASMi

Utelco business connectivity and carrier of carrier services

The Access Company

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