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SRSM and BeyondLocal Communications Development
Author(s)
SimonHarrison
DocumentStatus
Draft
Document Ref.No.
SRSMLCD
DocumentVersion
0_3
Date Issued
September2008
 
SRSMandBeyond–LocalCommunicationsDevelopmentVersion0_3Page2of803-Sep-08
Table of Contents
TableofContents...............................................................................................2
 
Figures...............................................................................................................3
 
DocumentControl..............................................................................................4
 
1.1
 
VersionHistory....................................................................................4
 
1.2
 
ReviewGroup&Website....................................................................5
 
1.3
 
IntellectualPropertyRightsandCopyright..........................................6
 
1.4
 
Disclaimer............................................................................................6
 
2
 
ExecutiveSummaryandIntroduction.........................................................7
 
2.1
 
ExecutiveSummary............................................................................7
 
2.2
 
Purpose...............................................................................................7
 
2.3
 
Scope..................................................................................................7
 
2.4
 
Objective..............................................................................................7
 
2.5
 
StructureofthisDocument..................................................................7
 
3
 
Glossary&Conventions.............................................................................9
 
3.1
 
DocumentConventions.......................................................................9
 
3.1.1
 
MarketSegments.........................................................................9
 
3.1.2
 
MeterFunctionality.......................................................................9
 
3.1.3
 
MeterLocation...........................................................................10
 
3.1.4
 
MeterandMeteringSystem.......................................................10
 
3.2
 
Glossary............................................................................................12
 
4
 
LocalCommunicationsContext................................................................15
 
4.1
 
GeneralContext................................................................................15
 
4.2
 
SmartUtilityContextforLocalCommunications...............................16
 
4.3
 
SmarterDisplayOptionsUsingLocalCommunications...................17
 
4.4
 
SmartHomeContext.........................................................................19
 
5
 
AssociatedTopics.....................................................................................22
 
5.1
 
ANationalStandard..........................................................................22
 
5.2
 
Security..............................................................................................22
 
5.3
 
DeliveringtheLastMile.....................................................................23
 
5.4
 
LocalDeviceClassification...............................................................24
 
5.5
 
Processes/ActivitiesRequired...........................................................24
 
5.6
 
TypesofData....................................................................................25
 
5.7
 
Independent&PrivateLocalNetworks.............................................26
 
5.8
 
WirelesstoWiredOptions.................................................................30
 
5.8.1
 
Wired/WirelessProtocolDevelopment......................................31
 
5.9
 
BritishHousingTypes.......................................................................31
 
5.9.1
 
HousesByType.........................................................................32
 
6
 
Principles&Assumptions.........................................................................34
 
6.1
 
LocalCommunicationsPrinciples.....................................................34
 
6.2
 
LocalCommunicationsAssumptions................................................34
 
7
 
Requirements...........................................................................................36
 
7.1
 
Requirements....................................................................................36
 
7.2
 
RequirementsNotes..........................................................................38
 
7.3
 
PotentialAdditionalRequirements....................................................40
 
8
 
SolutionOptions.......................................................................................41
 
8.1
 
SolutionOptionsDescriptions...........................................................42
 
8.2
 
OtherSolutionOptions......................................................................52
 
9
 
AdditionalConsiderations.........................................................................57
 
9.1
 
Network&AddressingProtocols.......................................................57
 
 
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FrequencyConsiderations................................................................59
 
9.2.1
 
FrequencyInformation...............................................................59
 
9.2.2
 
LicensedorUnlicensed..............................................................61
 
9.3
 
DataExchangeFormatOptions........................................................61
 
10
 
EvaluationofSolutionOptions..............................................................64
 
10.1
 
EvaluationProcess............................................................................64
 
10.2
 
EvaluationMethodologies.................................................................64
 
10.2.1
 
EvaluationWeighting.................................................................65
 
10.2.2
 
EvaluationScoring.....................................................................65
 
10.3
 
EvaluationCriteria.............................................................................65
 
EvaluationScorecard............................................................................69
 
10.4...............................................................................................................69
 
10.4.1
 
EvaluationNotes........................................................................72
 
10.5
 
LastMileEvaluation..........................................................................72
 
10.5.1
 
LastMileCriteria........................................................................72
 
10.5.2
 
LastMileEvaluationScorecard.................................................73
 
10.5.3
 
LastMileEvaluationNotes........................................................73
 
10.6
 
EvaluationResults.............................................................................73
 
10.7
 
EvaluationIssuesTable....................................................................74
 
10.8
 
EvaluationScenarios.........................................................................74
 
11
 
Recommendation..................................................................................75
 
12
 
Issues....................................................................................................76
 
13
 
References............................................................................................77
 
AppendixA:InitialFieldTest..........................................................................78
 
Figures
Figure1:SmartMeterLocations.....................................................................10
 
Figure2:SmartMeteringSystems,IllustrationofFlexibleApproaches..........11
 
Figure3:SRSMOperationalFrameworkScope.............................................15
 
Figure4:SmartUtilityContext.........................................................................17
 
Figure5:SmartDisplayContext......................................................................18
 
Figure6:SmartHomeContext........................................................................19
 
Figure7:SmartHomeContext&Clusters......................................................20
 
Figure8DifferentUsesofLocalCommunications..........................................21
 
Figure9:LocalCommunicationsfortheLastMile..........................................23
 
Figure10TechnicalWANInteroperability.......................................................26
 
Figure11:SimpleCollectionofSmartMetersandLocalDevices..................26
 
Figure12:IndependentNetworks....................................................................27
 
Figure13:LocalCommunicationSignalRange..............................................28
 
Figure14:OverlappingWirelessRanges........................................................28
 
Figure15:RequiredLocalCommsRangeExample.......................................29
 
Figure16:MeshNetworktoConcentrator.......................................................30
 
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