Pole mounted power distribution equipment and communication could be found all over in big cities like the one shown in the following picture I took in Seoul:
In the future you may see many pole mounted boxes that function as routers supporting the hybrid grids (power, gas, heat, …), traffic control, … and may other applications.
Several companies are offering the needed communication infrastructure that connects many of the millions of devices.
One of these comprehensive solutions is the “Cisco Connected Grid – Deliver More Value from Your Operations Over a Single, Intelligent, Secure Platform”. A key element in this platform is IEC 61850.
Click HERE for a presentation on “Cisco Connected Grid” [pdf, 25 pages]
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The core element of Cisco's FAN architecture is the IPv6 protocol suite. The whitepaper http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/docs/energy/ip_arch_sg_wp.pdf provides a good overview and contains the stack for Cisco's FAN networks. And, yes, IEC 61850 is a part of the stack.
As long as we don't have support for 61850 (basic) security functions having 61850 connectivity "on every pole" might not be such a good idea.
IPv6 - as mentioned by Mr. Seewald - might be a minimum prerequiste. But it will not solve all security problems (or challenges)
Stephan,
You are absolutely right! It is not a good idea to ignore security - on the pole, on the ground or burried.
Two issues to mention: It will not happen over night! It's more a marathon than a sprint. Second, there is IEC 62351 that defines some basic security functions. I guess the key issue is this: To IMPLEMENT security functions!! It's not for free and it may consume "some" resources and performance ...
Cisco's FAN architecture based on IPv6 comes with a comprehensive security architecture. A whitepaper is already available. I will forward the link to Karlheinz.
Here we go: http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/docs/energy/C11-696279-00_cgs_fan_white_paper.pdf
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