INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Reference documents
3 Choice of the architecture
4 General description of a distribution automation
system
4.1 Description of the network
4.2 Functional requirements for network automation
system
4.2.1 Basic application functions
4.2.2 Extended application functions
4.2.3 Performance specification for network
automation requirements
4.3 Functional requirements for customer automation
5 Classification of performance requirements
5.1 Operating and medium access mode
5.2 Bit error rate (BER)
5.3 Residual error rate (RER)
5.4 Availability
5.5 Data integrity
5.6 Response time
5.7 Data confidentiality
5.8 Throughput
6 Comparison and valuation of different coupling methods
6.1 Parallel coupling methods
6.1.1 Common mode capacitive coupling methods
6.1.2 Common mode inductive coupling method
6.1.3 Differential mode capacitive coupling
method
6.2 Serial coupling method
7 Quality assurance procedures
7.1 References
7.2 Definitions
7.3 Documentation of the system
7.3.1 Quality policies and procedures
7.3.2 Quality manual
7.3.3 Quality plans
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Annex A Comparison and evaluation of two different
modulation techniques
Annex B General outline of a quality plan