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    IEEE Recommended Practice for Network Communication in Electric Power Substations

    Available format(s):  PDF

    Superseded date:  11-11-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  08-08-2007

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

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    1 Overview
       1.1 Scope
       1.2 Purpose
    2 Normative references
    3 Acronyms and abbreviations
    4 Electric utility information system architecture
       4.1 Traditional serial-communication architecture
       4.2 Networked communication architecture
       4.3 Moving to a network-based system
    5 Internet protocol suite (IPS) and services
       5.1 IP layers
       5.2 IP Addressing
       5.3 Recommendations for utility networks
    6 Data classification and security for IPS networks
       6.1 Types and uses of data
       6.2 Security issues and recommendations
    7 System level requirements in substation networks
       7.1 Performance requirements of a substation network
       7.2 Time synchronization
       7.3 Substation noise sources
    8 Network management tools and practices for an electric utility
       information system
       8.1 Vendor-specific network devices
       8.2 Network management in the electric utility information
            system
       8.3 Tools
    9 Media and device alternatives for the substation network
       9.1 Media
       9.2 Network devices
    10 Substation LAN requirements
       10.1 Port speed and fiber-optic interface
       10.2 Full duplex operation and collision-free environment
       10.3 Priority queuing
       10.4 Virtual LAN support
       10.5 Loss-of-link management
       10.6 Rapid-spanning tree algorithm support
       10.7 Flow control
       10.8 Multicast propagation control
       10.9 Remote monitoring, port mirroring, and diagnostic support
       10.10 Environmental hardening
       10.11 MAC filtering and port lockout
       10.12 Summary recommendations to support real-time protection
             over Ethernet
    Annex A (informative) Security issues and awareness
          A.1 Source of threats to the electric power system
          A.2 Targets of attack in the electric utility network
          A.3 Common cyber-attack techniques
          A.4 Techniques to address threats to the electric utility
              network
    Annex B (informative) DNP3 - IP networking
          B.1 DNP3 protocol overview
          B.2 History of DNP3
          B.3 Protocol features
          B.4 Features of the DNP3 protocol pertinent to this
              recommended practice, IEEE Std 1615-2007
          B.5 DNP3 definition documents
    Annex C (informative) IEC 60870-5-104
          C.1 Background/history
          C.2 Functionality in a network environment
          C.3 Features of IEC 60870-5-104 pertinent to this
              recommended practice, IEEE Std 1615-2007
          C.4 IEC 60870-5-104 definition documents
    Annex D (informative) IEC 61850
          D.1 Overview and history of IEC 61850
          D.2 The information model according to IEC 61850
          D.3 Information exchange
          D.4 Configuration management
          D.5 Features of IEC 61850 pertinent to this recommended
              practice, IEEE Std 1615-2007
    Annex E (informative) Bibliography

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    Describes a recommended practice for communication and interoperation of devices connected on an electric power substation Internet protocol (IP) network.

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    Committee Power System Communications and Cybersecurity
    Development Note Supersedes IEEE DRAFT 1615. (10/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
    Status Superseded
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