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  • IEC 60870-5-4:1993

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    Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5: Transmission protocols - Section 4: Definition and coding of application information elements

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    Language(s):  English - French

    Published date:  06-08-1993

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1. Scope and object
    2. Normative references
    3. Definitions
    4. Declaration rules for information elements
    4.1 Data types
    4.2 Data size
    4.3 Bit position
    4.4 Values and codes
    4.5 Assignment of function symbols and functions
    4.6 Identifiers of data field sequences
    4.7 Variable field size
    4.8 Repetitive data fields
    4.9 Logical combinations of data fields
    4.10 Packing and order of transport of data field
    5. Standard information elements
    5.1 Type 1: UNSIGNED INTEGER (UI)
    5.2 Type 2: INTEGER (I)
    5.3 Type 3: UNSIGNED FIXED POINT NUMBER (UF)
    5.4 Type 4: FIXED POINT NUMBER (F)
    5.5 Type 5: REAL (R)
    5.6 Type 6: BITSTRING (BS)
    5.7 Type 7: OCTETSTRING (OS)
    6. Set of information elements
    6.1 Type 1: UNSIGNED INTEGER (UI)
    6.2 Type 2: INTEGER (I)
    6.3 Type 3: UNSIGNED FIXED POINT NUMBER (UF)
    6.4 Type 4: FIXED POINT NUMBER (F)
    6.5 Type 5: REAL (R)
    6.6 Type 6: BITSTRING (BS)
    6.7 Type 7: OCTETSTRING (OS)
    6.8 COMPOUND INFORMATION ELEMENTS (CP)
    Annex ZA (normative) Other international publications
    quoted in this standard with the references of the
    relevant European publications
    National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible
    National annex NB (informative) Cross-references

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    Gives rules for defining information elements and presents a set of information elements, in particular of digital and analog process variables frequently used in telecontrol applications.


    This publication is of high relevance for Smart Grid.

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    Development Note Also numbered as BS EN 60870-5.4. (12/2005) Stability Date: 2017. (09/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Current

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    NF EN 60870 5 103 : 1998 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-103: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - COMPANION STANDARD FOR THE INFORMATIVE INTERFACE OF PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
    PD IEC/TS 61850-80-1:2016 Communication networks and systems for power utility automation Guideline to exchanging information from a CDC-based data model using IEC 60870-5-101 or IEC 60870-5-104
    BS EN 60870-5-101 : 2003 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-101: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - COMPANION STANDARD FOR BASIC TELECONTROL TASKS
    BS EN 60870-5-104 : 2006 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-104: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - NETWORK ACCESS FOR IEC 60870-5-101 USING STANDARD TRANSPORT PROFILES
    03/304144 DC : 0 IEC 60870-5-6 ED.1.0 - TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-6: TEST PROCEDURES FOR IEC 60870-5 COMPANION STANDARDS
    GOST R IEC 60870-5-103 : 2005 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5 - TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - SECTION 103 - COMPANION STANDARD FOR THE INFORMATIVE INTERFACE OF PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
    PREN 60870-5-6 : DRAFT 2008 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-6: GUIDELINES FOR CONFORMANCE TESTING FOR THE IEC 60870-5 COMPANION STANDARDS
    CEI CLC/TS 61850-80-1 : 2012 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER UTILITY AUTOMATION - PART 80-1: GUIDELINE TO EXCHANGING INFORMATION FROM A CDC-BASED DATA MODEL USING IEC 60870-5-101 OR IEC 60870-5-104
    IEC 60870-5-103:1997 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-103: Transmission protocols - Companion standard for the informative interface of protection equipment
    IEC 61400-25-4:2016 RLV Wind energy generation systems - Part 25-4: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power plants - Mapping to communication profile
    EN 61400-25-4:2017 Wind energy generation systems - Part 25-4: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power plants - Mapping to communication profile
    IEC TS 60870-5-604:2016 RLV Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-604: Conformance test cases for the IEC 60870-5-104 companion standard
    EN 60870-5-103:1998 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-103: Transmission protocols - Companion standard for the informative interface of protection equipment
    EN 60870-5-6:2009 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-6: Guidelines for conformance testing for the EN 60870-5 companion standards
    BS EN 13757-2:2004 Communication systems for remote reading of meters Physical and link layer
    BS IEC 60870-5-6 : 2006 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-6: GUIDELINES FOR CONFORMANCE TESTING FOR THE IEC 60870-5 COMPANION STANDARDS
    08/30193112 DC : 0 BS EN 60870-5-6:2008 - TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-6: GUIDELINES FOR CONFORMANCE TESTING FOR THE IEC 60870-5 COMPANION STANDARDS
    BS ISO 22158:2011 Input/output protocols and electronic interfaces for water meters. Requirements
    BS EN 60870-5-103:1998 Telecontrol equipment and systems. Transmission protocols Companion standard for the informative interface of protection equipment
    IEEE DRAFT C37.107 : D10 NOV 94 DIGITAL PROTECTIVE RELAY INTERFACES
    I.S. EN 60870-5-101:2003 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-101: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - COMPANION STANDARD FOR BASIC TELECONTROL TASKS
    CEI UNI EN 13757-2 : 2011 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR AND REMOTE READING OF METERS - PART 2: PHYSICAL AND LINK LAYER
    IEC 60870-5-5:1995 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5: Transmission protocols - Section 5: Basic application functions
    DD IEC TS 60870-5-601 : DRAFT JULY 2006 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-601: CONFORMANCE TEST CASES FOR THE IEC 60870-5-101 COMPANION STANDARD
    PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601:2015 Telecontrol equipment and systems Transmission protocols. Conformance test cases for the IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard
    IEEE DRAFT 1379 : D12 2000 DRAFT RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN REMOTE TERMINAL UNITS AND INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN A SUBSTATION
    BS EN 61400-25-4:2008 Wind turbines Communications for monitoring and control of wind power plants. Mapping to communication profile
    DD IEC TS 61850-80-1 : DRAFT JAN 2009 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER UTILITY AUTOMATION - PART 80-1: GUIDELINE TO EXCHANGING INFORMATION FROM A CDC-BASED DATA MODEL USING IEC 60870-5-101 OR IEC 60870-5-104
    CLC/TS 61850-80-1:2010 Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 80-1: Guideline to exchanging information from a CDC-based data model using IEC 60870-5-101 or IEC 60870-5-104
    CEI EN 61400-25-4 : 2009 WIND ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS - PART 25-4: COMMUNICATIONS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF WIND POWER PLANTS - MAPPING TO COMMUNICATION PROFILE
    DD CLC/TS 61850-80-1:2010 Communication networks and systems for power utility automation Guideline to exchanging information from a CDC-based data model using IEC 60870-5-101 or IEC 60870-5-104
    99/201447 DC : 0 IEC 61850-7-3 - COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS IN SUBSTANCES - PART 7-3: BASIC COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE FOR SUBSTATIONS AND FEEDER EQUIPMENT - COMMON DATA CLASSES AND ATTRIBUTES
    IEEE DRAFT 1378 : DEC 96 GUIDE FOR COMMISSIONING HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT-CURRENT CONVERTER STATIONS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    IEC TR 60870-1-4:1994 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 1: General considerations - Section 4: Basic aspects of telecontrol data transmission and organization of standards IEC 870-5 and IEC 870-6
    NF EN 60870 5 101 : 2004 AMD 1 2016 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-101: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - COMPANION STANDARD FOR BASIC TELECONTROL TASKS
    I.S. EN 60870-5-6:2009 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-6: GUIDELINES FOR CONFORMANCE TESTING FOR THE EN 60870-5 COMPANION STANDARDS
    I.S. EN 60870-5-103:1999 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-103: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - COMPANION STANDARD FOR THE INFORMATIVE INTERFACE OF PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
    I.S. EN 60870-5-104:2006 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-104: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - NETWORK ACCESS FOR IEC 60870-5-101 USING STANDARD TRANSPORT PROFILES
    ISO 22158:2011 Input/output protocols and electronic interfaces for water meters Requirements
    BS EN 60870-5-5:1996 Telecontrol equipment and systems. Transmission protocols Basic application functions
    BS EN 60870-5-102:1997 Telecontrol equipment and systems. Transmission protocols Companion standard for the transmission of integrated totals in electric power systems
    PD IEC/TS 60870-5-604:2016 Telecontrol equipment and systems Conformance test cases for the IEC 60870-5-104 companion standard
    I.S. EN 60870-5-102:1999 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - SECTION 102: COMPANION STANDARD FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF INTEGRATED TOTALS IN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
    S.R. CLC/TS 61850-80-1:2010 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER UTILITY AUTOMATION - PART 80-1: GUIDELINE TO EXCHANGING INFORMATION FROM A CDC-BASED ATA MODEL USING IEC 60870-5-101 OR IEC 60870-5-104
    IEC TS 61850-80-1:2016 Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 80-1: Guideline to exchanging information from a CDC-based data model using IEC 60870-5-101 or IEC 60870-5-104
    IEC TS 60870-5-604:2016 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-604: Conformance test cases for the IEC 60870-5-104 companion standard
    IEC TS 60870-5-604 REDLINE : 2.0 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-604: CONFORMANCE TEST CASES FOR THE IEC 60870-5-104 COMPANION STANDARD
    IEC 60870-5-6:2006 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-6: Guidelines for conformance testing for the IEC 60870-5 companion standards
    IEC 61400-25-4:2016 Wind energy generation systems - Part 25-4: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power plants - Mapping to communication profile
    IEC 60870-5-102:1996 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5: Transmission protocols - Section 102: Companion standard for the transmission of integrated totals in electric power systems
    IEC 60870-5-104:2006+AMD1:2016 CSV Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-104: Transmission protocols - Network access for IEC 60870-5-101 using standardtransport profiles
    IEC 60870-5-3:1992 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5: Transmission protocols - Section 3: General structure of application data
    02/206917 DC : DRAFT MAY 2002 IEC 60870-5-101. ED.2.0 - TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-101: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - COMPANION STANDARD FOR BASIC TELECONTROL TASKS
    BS EN 60870-5-6:2009 Marine energy. Wave, tidal and other water current converters Scale testing of tidal stream energy systems
    NF EN 60870 5 104 : 2007 AMD 1 2017 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-104: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - NETWORK ACCESS FOR IEC 60870-5-101 USING STANDARD TRANSPORT PROFILES
    99/201446 DC : DRAFT MAR 1999 IEC 61850-7-2 - COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS IN SUBSTANCES - PART 7-2: BASIC COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE FOR SUBSTATIONS AND FEEDER EQUIPMENT - ABSTRACT COMMUNICATION SERVICE INTERFACE (ACSI)
    I.S. EN 61400-25-4:2017 WIND ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS - PART 25-4: COMMUNICATIONS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF WIND POWER PLANTS - MAPPING TO COMMUNICATION PROFILE
    BS IEC 60870-1.3 : 1997 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS - GLOSSARY
    IEC 61400-25-4 REDLINE : 2ED 2016 WIND ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS - PART 25-4: COMMUNICATIONS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF WIND POWER PLANTS - MAPPING TO COMMUNICATION PROFILE
    IEEE C57.143-2012 IEEE Guide for Application for Monitoring Equipment to Liquid-Immersed Transformers and Components
    I.S. EN 60870-5-5:1998 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - SECTION 5: BASIC APPLICATION FUNCTIONS
    IEC TS 60870-5-601:2015 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-601: Transmission protocols - Conformance test cases for the IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard
    EN 60870-5-104:2006/A1:2016 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-104: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - NETWORK ACCESS FOR IEC 60870-5-101 USING STANDARD TRANSPORT PROFILES (IEC 60870-5-104:2006/A1:2016)
    IEC 60870-5-101:2003+AMD1:2015 CSV Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-101: Transmissionprotocols - Companion standard for basic telecontrol tasks
    EN 60870-5-5:1995 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5: Transmission protocols - Section 5: Basic application functions
    EN 60870-5-101:2003/A1:2016 TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - PART 5-101: TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS - COMPANION STANDARD FOR BASIC TELECONTROL TASKS
    EN 60870-5-102:1996 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5: Transmission protocols - Section 102: Companion standard for the transmission of integrated totals in electric power systems

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    ISO/IEC TR 10000-1:1998 Information technology Framework and taxonomy of International Standardized Profiles Part 1: General principles and documentation framework
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    IEEE 754-2008 REDLINE IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic
    IEC 60870-5-3:1992 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5: Transmission protocols - Section 3: General structure of application data
    IEC TR 60870-1-3:1997 Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 1: General considerations - Section 3: Glossary
    IEC 60050-371:1984 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 371: Telecontrol
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