Transcript EPRI Telecom Initiative Research Areas

EPRI
Telecom Initiative
Research Areas
Tim Godfrey
Technical Executive
Information and Communications
Technology
April 6, 2016
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Industry Drivers
 Retirement of analog and TDM leased
line services from carriers
 Transition of applications to IP-based
networks
 Lack of private spectrum for critical
operational links
 Rapidly increasing bandwidth and
geographic coverage requirements for
intelligent field devices
 Impending obsolescence and/or
insecurity of legacy wireless systems
 Reliability impacts from crowded
unlicensed spectrum
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Shaping Emerging Technologies to Meet Industry Needs
Industry Drivers
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Increased DER (PV, EV, etc.)
Remote Access to Substations
Increased Sensors including AMI
Customer Connectivity
Reliability & Security
Telecommunications Drivers
Emerging Technologies
Opportunity
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Retirement of analog leased lines
Transition to IP-based networks
Lack of private spectrum
Increasing bandwidth requirements
Impending obsolescence and/or
insecurity of legacy wireless systems
• Reliability impacts from crowded
unlicensed spectrum
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• 4G to 5G evolution
• 3GPP emerging technologies
• Standards for 1 MHz licensed
spectrum
• Shared spectrum
• Leveraging unlicensed spectrum
• Long Range “IoT” Wireless Services
• Software Defined Networking
• Network Function Virtualization
Previous projects related to Telecom
Field Area Network Demo
Implementing Private Wireless Networks
High Reliability Field Area Networks
Integrating Multiple Applications
Sharing with Public Safety
Reliability of Commercial Cellular
Spectrum Sharing
Implementing QoS and Prioritization
Spectrum Assessment
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EPRI Telecom Initiative – defining the project
 In 2015, the EPRI ICT Council indicated telecommunications
was a high research priority
 The Telecom Initiative was defined to address the critical
issues defined by the ICT Council and ICT advisors
 The initial group of members formed the Executive Steering
Committee, and further refined the scope and research
priorities.
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Telecom Initiative Initial Topics
Net Mgmt and Operations (1-2)
LMR (1-2) Lifecycle management (1-2)
Active Resilience (1-9)
Distributed Intelligence (1-3)
Dynamic Spectrum Access (1-6)
Telecom
Commercial Cellular (1-5)
Fiber
Customer / Retail Broadband (1-8)
Field Area Networks
AMI Networks
Serial/TDM to Packet (1-3)
Connecting to DER
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Telecom Initiative Research Topics
1. Approaches for migrating from serial to packet-based
communication
2. Leveraging licensed, unlicensed, and shared spectrum for
private networks
3. Public Network Operations and Network Sharing
4. Strategic Deployment of Fiber
5. DER Connectivity at the Edge of the Grid
6. Standards and Best Practices for Network Management
and Reliability Metrics
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Serial to packet based network transition
 Applying MPLS and IP networks for protection
 Testing and demonstration of replacement technologies for
Frame Relay, Copper Loop, and other retiring TDM
technologies
Actions:
 Primary focus of research: Testing and demonstration of
technologies for supporting protection over MPLS-TP, MPLS-IP, and
Carrier Ethernet
 Solutions matrix application requirements and supported
applications for various replacement technologies
 Business Cases and Rate Recovery aspects of packet migration
 Protecting the remote port - Cyber Security guidance
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Leveraging licensed, unlicensed, and
shared spectrum for private networks
 Standards development, testing, and
demonstration in 700 MHz upper A block
and other narrow bands
 Testing, feasibility, and demonstration of shared operation in
406 MHz and other bands that may be identified
 Private LTE Networks in leased spectrum (AT&T / Nokia)
Actions:
– Private FAN – technology assessment and analysis
 700 MHz and other narrow-channel FAN spectrum
 Options for higher performance mesh FAN
– Analysis of leased spectrum opportunity and business case
– Sharing parameters and acceptable use cases for shared spectrum
– Analysis and testing on improving wireless network operation in
unlicensed spectrum (e.g. noise floor tracking and analysis)
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Public Network Operations and Network Sharing
 Reliability validation, QoS, and operational strategy on
commercial cellular
 Testing and demonstration with utility-focused MVNOs
– Development and demonstration of a utility Private VNO (PVNO)
 RAN Sharing with Public Safety (e.g. FirstNet)
Actions :
– Testing and demonstration of QoS on commercial cellular network(s),
possibly including guidelines for creation of utility PVNO
– Testing and demonstration of commercial utility MVNO (for primary or
redundant network strategies), and (if available) FirstNet
– Public Cellular cyber-security considerations – implications of
“Stingray” intercept systems, and related topics
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Strategic Deployment of Fiber
 Utility owned fiber - business cases and
justification – case studies, new applications
 Best practices for installation, provisioning,
physical security
 Utilities offering public triple play services
 Cooperation / sharing with existing fiber owners
operators
Actions:
– Case Studies, analysis of technology options, standards, and roadmap
for FTTx
– Research and analyze shared fiber networks: Business Models, Best
Practices and Roadmap Scenarios
– Strategic Fiber Deployment:
 Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Cases, Value Realized, Lessons
Learned.
 Evaluation of models for fiber deployment, e.g. universally installed
OPGW or fiber in trenches
FTTx: where “x” is anything -- Fiber to the Home, Business, Recloser, etc.
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DER Connectivity at the Edge of the Grid
Beyond the Meter
 Technologies for Connectivity to Customer Owned DER
 Leveraging Customer/Retail Broadband
 Failover Techniques
 Integrate IoT platforms to interconnect Smart Devices
Actions:
– Evaluate use cases and scenarios for DER connectivity
– Development of reference design for multi-mode resilient broadband
connection platform with backup connectivity and failover
– Reliable, secure tunneling through customer broadband networks
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Network Management and Reliability Metrics
 Application of “manager of manager” NMS systems
 Development of best practices for gathering telecom network
performance and availability metrics
Actions:
– Explore identification of cyber or physical threats through network
performance metrics and correlative analysis
– Analysis, testing and/or demonstration of
 NMS systems and NOC architecture
 Software Defined Networking technology and applications in utility
telecom networks
– Co-simulation of telecom with highly critical, low latency applications.
– Identify best practices for telecom network management, identifying
reliability metrics, recommend standards for telecom network reliability
based on uptime
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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity
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