GATEWAY TECHNICAL SPECEFICATION

1. General
The Contractor shall be responsible for the design, supply, and installation and commissioning of
all equipment such that the full functioning with the SAS and remote end SCADA systems are
guaranteed.
The communication gateways shall secure the control of the information flow to remote network
control centres.
The Gateway(s) shall be part of the Substation Automation System (SAS). It shall enable local
station control via Industrial PC, employing a human-machine interface (HMI) and control

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software package, performing the necessary system control and data acquisition functions.
The Gateway(s) shall comprise full station control, monitoring and communication functions, as

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described in the SAS technical specification, from the National Power Control Centre (NPCC).
As the Gateway serves for interfacing the SAS with remote end SCADA systems, it shall be
correctly interfaced with one another and also with the existing facilities if any.

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The provided Gateway(s) shall be equipped with sufficient communication facilities to integrate
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into the SCADA Master Station at NPCC without interfering its operation.
The Gateway(s) also should have sufficient capacity for future expansions, and all the related
software with license and configurations, maintenance and user manuals shall be provided.
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The Gateway protocols and hardware configurations to be supplied under this Contract shall be
compatible and shall be integrated into the existing SCADA systems at NPCC locations.
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2. Compliance with International Standards

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The Gateway shall comply with the following Standards:

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Description Severity level

IEC 61850-5 Communication networks and

systems for power utility automation
- Part 5: Communication
requirements for functions and
device models

IEC 60870-5-101 Telecontrol equipment and systems -

Part 5-101: Transmissionprotocols -
Companion standard for basic
telecontrol tasks
IEC 60870-5-104 Telecontrol equipment and systems -
Part 5-104: Transmission protocols -
Network access for IEC 60870-5-101
using standard transport profiles

IEC 61000-4-2-2001 Electrostatic Discharge Level 4 -±8KV

Contact/±15KV Air

EC 61000-4-3-2006 Radiated RF Susceptibility Level 3-18V/m, 6

directions

IEC 61000-4-4-2004 Fast Transient (Burst Immunity) Level 4- ±4KV 5KHz

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IEC 61000-4-5-2005 Surge Immunity Level 4 ±4KV line-
toearth/±2KV line-to-line

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IEC 61000-4-6-2006 Conducted RF Immunity Level 3-10Vrms

IEC 61000-4-8-2001
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Magnetic Field Immunity Level 5- 100A/m 5min /
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1000A/m 1s

IEC 61000-4-10-1993 Damped Magnetic Immunity Level 4- 30A/m

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IEC 61000-4-12-1995 Damped Oscillatory Burst Level 3-2.5KV common/

Differential 1.25KV for
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Substation

IEC 61000-4-16-2002 Conducted RF Immunity Level 3-15Hz~150KHz

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EC 61000-4-29-2000 Voltage Dips & Interrupts 30% 120ms/ 70% 10ms

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100%
3ms (cycle 3)

CISPR22-2008 Conducted and Radiated Class A

Emissions

FCC 15 Conducted and Radiated Class A

Emissions

EN55022A Conducted and Radiated Class A

Emissions
IEC 60255-5 Insulation resistance measurement 500VDC, 1min,
999Mohm>100Mohm

IEC 60255-27 Protective bonding resistance 25Amps, 1min,

0.021ohm<0.1ohm

IEEE C37.90.1 EFT Level 4- ±4KV 5KHz All

ports

IEEE C37.90.3 ESD Level 4 -±8KV

Contact/±15KV Air
IEEE C37.90.1 Oscillatory Wave Level 3-2.5KV

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common/Differential
1.25KV for Substation
IEEE C37.90 Dielectric Strength 2000Vrms

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IEEE C37.90 Impulse Voltage 5000V
IEC 60870-2-1-1995
IEC 60870-2-1-1995 2-2-
DC Voltage Ranges
Voltage Ripple of DC
-20%~+15%
Level VR3- ≤5%
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IEEE C37.90 Nonoperational Temperature Range -40°C~+75°C
IEEE C37.90 Operational Temperature Range -30°C (Start-Up)~+65°C
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3. Environmental requirements
a Temperature (IEC 60068-2-1 Cold Temperature and IEC60068-2-2 Dry Heat Temperature)
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The standard nominal range of ambient temperature shall be -10°C to +55°C.

The Gateway shall be able to withstand the temperature requirements for storage and
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transportation with severity class -25°C to 70°C, 96 hours.

b. Relative humidity ( IEC60068-2-3 Humidity (Damp heat, Steady State and IEC60068-2-30
Humidity (Damp heat, Cyclic)
The Gateway shall operate correctly with relative humidity conditions prevailing at the site
of 93%
c. Vibration according ( IEC 60870-2-2) - 1g/1.5g (X/Y/Z axes)
d. Shock ( IEC 60870-2-2) – 10g 11ms (X/Y/Z axes)
 4. Gateway (GW) System Requirements
The Gateway shall be an industrial-grade computer with redundant, uninterruptable power
supply units. The Gateway shall be a hot-standby system where one Gateway fails the operation
shall be automatically changeover to the other. PC based gateways which contain moving parts
shall not be accepted.
The Gateway shall be designed for a life of 20 years.
The Gateway shall have parallel redundancy protocol (PRP) capabilities and shall support SNTP
and (or) PTP synchronisation.
The Gateway shall be communicating to SCADA/EMS system at NPCC with IEC60870-5-101
and (or) IEC60870-5-104 transmission protocol via telecommunication network.

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The Firewalls shall be placed on network boundaries (places where traffic enters/leaves the SAS
network) before the Gateway(s) to protect the substation automation system perimeter.

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USB ports shall be deactivated; unused ports shall be closed, and periodic port scanning shall be
automatically configured with an option for manual configuration.

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All information points (signal, tele-measurement, command). The Data Points / Tele Information
Points list and grouping shall be prepared according to NTDC Standards. The Contractor shall
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obtain explicit approval of these documents from the Employer/Engineer.
The NPCC Signal List (comprising of Analog & Digital Signals from Substation to NPCC and
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Remote Control Commands from NPCC to Substation) shall be jointly reviewed and approved
by the offices of General Manager (System Operation) NPCC, Chief Engineer (Protection &
Control), & Chief Engineer (Telecom) NTDC during the detailed design review stage.
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However, the signals to and from Local SAS HMI/BCU/Protection Relays/Fault Recorders,
Interlocking Scheme concerning the Substation shall be reviewed and verified by Office of Chief
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Engineer (Protection & Control) NTDC

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The gateway shall be able to send to the NPCC:

• Single point indication with time
• Double point indication with time
• Transformer tap-position with time
• Measurement value with time
• Integrated total (counters)
• Disturbance record files
The gateway shall be able to receive from the NPCC:
• Single control, either direct or as a select / execute sequence
• Double control, either direct or as a select / execute sequence
• Interrogation command on a group of data
 • Clock synchronization
• Counter freeze
4.1. Communication:
The Gateway shall be able to communicate with the following available communication devices:
a) A protocol of IEC 60870 – 5 – 101
• Voice Frequency FSK via Analogue PLC Communication Equipment.
• Direct Digital Link/Channel via Digital PLC Communication Equipment.
• Direct Digital Link/Channel via Fibre Optic Communication Equipment
(SDH/PDH Equipment).
b) A protocol of IEC 60870 – 5 – 104
• Direct Digital Links via RS232 & Ethernet Data Interfaces of Digital PLC Equipment

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and Fibre Optic Equipment Communication Ports:
o At least four (4) nos. of RS 232(V.24/V.28) serial ports

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o At least four (4) nos. of 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet Ports (electrical & optical)
All the ports shall not be built in a single interface module and shall be of separate interface

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modules for redundancy purposes. All the ports shall be protected against surges.
Mechanical Details of Equipment
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The Gateways shall be housed in SAS enclosed cabinets, which are insect and vermin proof.
All external cables shall pass through a cable gland plate, at base of the cabinet. Each cable shall
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have a separate gland mounted on this plate.

All modules shall be identified as to their location and function and shall employ coded vital
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slots, or similar means, so that, modules cannot be plugged in the wrong position.
4.3. Schedule of the test at works
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The following minimum tests shall be carried out in the presence of the Engineer and the
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Employer. The tests shall comply with this Specification and approved documents by the
Employer/Engineer.
Gateway
a. Construction check
b. Insulation resistance measurement
c. Temperature rise test (Certification of type test may be accepted)
d. Power consumption measurement
e. Operation tests (both Simulation and actual operation)
f. Redundancy Verification Tests
g. Interoperability list for the Gateway shall be submitted with the test reports
h. End-To-End Test with NPCC: The testing related to the Telecommunication
Equipment, i.e. PLCs, SDH, Analogue/Digital signals at Gateways and their allied
 equipment etc. shall be witnessed by the representatives of Office of Chief Engineer
(Telecom) NTDC. Moreover, local tests of SCADA signals list approved by GM (SO)
NTDC NPCC will be witnessed jointly by representatives of Protection & Control
Departments and Telecommunication Department of NTDC.
End-to-End Tests of SCADA signals list approved by GM (SO) NTDC NPCC, at
SCADA/EMS system at NPCC Islamabad shall be witnesses by representatives of Office
General Manager (System Operation) NPCC-NTDC in coordination with Telecom
Engineers and Protection & Control Engineers from NTDC available at the site.
However, the remaining Protection, Control & Automation related testing activities shall
be witnessed by protection & control engineers from NTDC.

5. Technical Data Sheet – Gateway

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No. Description Unit Required To be filled

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by Bidder
1 Manufacturer
2 Country of origin
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Type – Model
Ordering Code 2-2-
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5 Operating system
6 CPU frequency GHz
7 RAM memory Gb Min 8 Gb
8 HDD SATA 10000 rpm or SSD Yes/No SSD
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9 HDD or SSD capacity Gb >= 500 Gb

SSD
10 RAID Yes/No Yes
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11 Sound card Yes/No

12 Video card Yes/No
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13 USB ports Nos >= 4

14 Communication ports
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Nos >= 4
a. IEC 60870 – 5 – 101
Nos >= 4
b. IEC 60870 – 5 – 104
15 Ethernet ports 10/100/1000 Mb for separate Nos Min. x 1
connection in PRP according to topology Gb Ethernet
Ports (LC)
16 IEC 62439-3 PRP Network Yes/No
17 SNTP and (or) PTP Time Sync. over the Yes/No Yes
Network
18 Video ports: 1xDSUB + 1xDVI or HDMI Yes/No
19 TCO standard - 03
20 Power Supply cards/modules Yes/No Yes
Redundant Input Power Supply V DC 220
21 Overall Size (HxWxD) mm
22 Mounting: in rack 19’’ Yes/No Yes
23 Weight Kg
No. Description Unit Required To be filled
by Bidder
24 Temperature
a. Operating Deg C -10°C+55°C
b. Storage Deg C
25 Humidity ( non-condensing) % 5% - 95%
26 Enclosure Protection Class IP 40
27 Drawings, catalogues, manuals Yes/No
28 Reference list Yes/No
29 Test reports Yes/No
30 Specific software for IEC 61850 Yes/No
31 Software licenses Yes/No
32 Software installation kits Yes/No

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