Communications technology guidelines for EMS/SCADA systems

Author

Marihart, Donald J.

Volume

16

Issue

2

fYear

2001

fDate

4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

181

Lastpage

188

Abstract

The purpose of this Guideline Technical Paper is to provide a summary of the different communications technologies available for use or application with EMS/SCADA system projects. All of the various communication media are addressed with a brief description along with tables of the advantages and disadvantages of each and recommendations for choosing the most appropriate communication technology. The technologies discussed are: twisted pair metallic cable; coaxial metallic cable; fiber optic cable (either optical power ground wire (OPGW), all dielectric self supporting (ADSS), or wrapped types (WOC)); distribution line carrier (DLC); power line carrier (PLC); satellite (VSAT, LEO, others); leased service; VHF radio (mobile); point-to-point UHF radio; multiple address radio system (MARS) 400/900 MHz UHF radio; trunked mobile UHF radio; spread spectrum UHF radio (monitor frequency for potential interference before installation); and microwave radio (2-40 GHz)

Keywords

SCADA systems; VSAT networks; carrier transmission on power lines; coaxial cables; energy management systems; land mobile radio; microwave links; optical cables; spread spectrum communication; twisted pair cables; 2 to 4 GHz; 400 MHz; 900 MHz; EMS/SCADA systems; OPGW; UHF radio; VHF mobile radio; VSAT; all dielectric self supporting optical cable; coaxial metallic cable; communications technology guidelines; distribution line carrier; fiber optic cable; leased service; microwave radio; monitor frequency; multiple address radio system; optical power ground wire; point-to-point UHF radio; potential interference; power line carrier; satellite communication; spread spectrum UHF radio; trunked mobile UHF radio; twisted pair metallic cable; wrapped; Coaxial cables; Communications technology; Guidelines; Medical services; Microwave technology; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Power cables; SCADA systems; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.915480

Filename

915480