IEEE16152007NetworkCommunicationinElectricPowerSub

IEEEStd1615™-2007IEEERecommendedPracticeforNetworkCommunicationinElectricPowerSubstationsIEEE3ParkAvenueNewYork,NY10016-5997,USA8August2007IEEEPowerEngineeringSocietySponsoredbytheSubstationsCommittee™-2007IEEERecommendedPracticeforNetworkCommunicationinElectricPowerSubstationsSponsorSubstationsCommitteeoftheIEEEPowerEngineeringSocietyApproved8March2007IEEE-SAStandardsBoard(IP)networkareprovided.ForthepowerengineernewtoIPnetworking,thisdocumentprovidesanintroductiontotheconceptsthatneedtobemasteredaswellasspecificrecommendationstofollowwhendeployingthetechnologies.Forequipmentmanufacturersandsystemintegrators,itprovidesdirectionandrequirementstofacilitateinteroperableelectricutilityinformationnetworks.Keywords:addressallocation,communicationmedia,DNP3,electricutility,Ethernet,fiber-optic,IEC60870-5,IEC61850,IntelligentElectronicDevice(IED),Internetprotocol(IP),managedswitch,network,networkcable,networkdevices,noisesources,non-operationaldata,operationaldata,securityawareness,substation,transmissioncontrolprotocol(TCP),timesynchronization,wirelessnetwork_________________________TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers,Inc.3ParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5997,USACopyright©2007bytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Published8August2007.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.IEEEisaregisteredtrademarkintheU.S.Patent&TrademarkOffice,ownedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers,Incorporated.LinuxisaregisteredtrademarkofLinusTorvaldsintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.UnixisaregisteredtrademarkofTheOpenGroup.WindowsisaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.WiresharkisaregisteredtrademarkofGeraldCombs.Print:ISBN0-7381-5531-4SH95630PDF:ISBN0-7381-5532-2SS95630Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.(IEEE-SA)StandardsBoard.TheIEEEdevelopsitsstandardsthroughaconsensusdevelopmentprocess,approvedbytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,whichbringstogethervolunteersrepresentingvariedviewpointsandintereststoachievethefinalproduct.VolunteersarenotnecessarilymembersoftheInstituteandservewithoutcompensation.WhiletheIEEEadministerstheprocessandestablishesrulestopromotefairnessintheconsensusdevelopmentprocess,theIEEEdoesnotindependentlyevaluate,test,orverifytheaccuracyofanyoftheinformationcontainedinitsstandards.UseofanIEEEStandardiswhollyvoluntary.TheIEEEdisclaimsliabilityforanypersonalinjury,propertyorotherdamage,ofanynaturewhatsoever,whetherspecial,indirect,consequential,orcompensatory,directlyorindirectlyresultingfromthepublication,useof,orrelianceuponthis,oranyotherIEEEStandarddocument.TheIEEEdoesnotwarrantorrepresenttheaccuracyorcontentofthematerialcontainedherein,andexpresslydisclaimsanyexpressorimpliedwarranty,includinganyimpliedwarrantyofmerchantabilityorfitnessforaspecificpurpose,orthattheuseofthematerialcontainedhereinisfreefrompatentinfringement.IEEEStandardsdocumentsaresupplied“ASIS.”TheexistenceofanIEEEStandarddoesnotimplythattherearenootherwaystoproduce,test,measure,purchase,market,orprovideothergoodsandservicesrelatedtothescopeoftheIEEEStandard.Furthermore,theviewpointexpressedatthetimeastandardisapprovedandissuedissubjecttochangebroughtaboutthroughdevelopmentsinthestateoftheartandcommentsreceivedfromusersofthestandard.EveryIEEEStandardissubjectedtoreviewatleasteveryfiveyearsforrevisionorreaffirmation.Whenadocumentismorethanfiveyearsoldandhasnotbeenreaffirmed,itisreasonabletoconcludethatitscontents,althoughstillofsomevalue,donotwhollyreflectthepresentstateoftheart.UsersarecautionedtochecktodeterminethattheyhavethelatesteditionofanyIEEEStandard.Inpublishingandmakingthisdocumentavailable,theIEEEisnotsuggestingorrenderingprofessionalorotherservicesfor,oronbehalfof,anypersonorentity.NoristheIEEEundertakingtoperformanydutyowedbyanyotherpersonorentitytoanother.Anypersonutilizingthis,andanyotherIEEEStandardsdocument,shouldrelyupontheadviceofacompetentprofessionalindeterminingtheexerciseofreasonablecareinanygivencircumstances.Interpretations:Occasionallyquestionsmayariseregardingthemeaningofportionsofstandardsastheyrelatetospecificapplications.WhentheneedforinterpretationsisbroughttotheattentionofIEEE,theInstitutewillinitiateactiontoprepareappropriateresponses.SinceIEEEStandardsrepresentaconsensusofconcernedinterests,itisimportanttoensurethatanyinterpretationhasalsoreceivedtheconcurrenceofabalanceofinterests.Forthisreason,IEEEandthemembersofitssocietiesandStandardsCoordinatingCommitteesarenotabletoprovideaninstantresponsetointerpretationrequestsexceptinthosecaseswherethematterhaspreviouslyreceivedformalconsideration.Atlectures,symposia,seminars,ore