Thomas Schaub EUW 2014

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Standards-based architecture as the safe choice

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Smart meter rollout – a risky project

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exchange the entire meter park

manufacturer lock-in rocketing integration costs

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Standards - to avoid manufacturer lock-in

Open standardisation processes

Open specification

Transparency on patents

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provided by the official standardisation organisations:

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Interoperability – to minimize integration costs

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standard + exchangeable companion specification

no standard

with standard

syst

em A

syst

em B

€ € € € € €

€ € €

provided by the official standardisation organisations:

Who provides INTEROPERABILITY ?

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Interoperability providers

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Interoperability – based on a transparent process

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Interoperability - avoiding technology lock-in

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PLC

S-FSK IEC 61034-5-1

IP v4 / IP V6

GPRS Ethernet

6lowPAN

ITU-T

G.9903

COSEM IEC 62056-6-2

DLMS IEC 62056-5-3

Communications

Functionality + Security

new

functionality

New

• use cases

• market requirements

new

technology new

technology

New

• comms media

• comms technology

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Smart meter rollout – managed risk

manufacturer lock-in

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rocketing integration costs

exchange the entire meter park

Thank you for your attention

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