Digital Utilities

For higher operational efficiencies,

improved quality and reduced risks

December 2016
Digital
Transformation
The use of technology
to radically improve performance.
Challenges and Trends Driving Change
Challenges Trends

Technology
Safety and • Increasing connectivity
Security • Increasing Total Cost
of Ownership
• Proprietary networks
Old Infrastructure, Socioeconomic
Grid Resiliency, • Urbanization and
Aging workforce increased demand
• Aging population
• Skill gaps
Regulatory Policy
Compliance • Safety and security
• Regulatory mandates
• Sustainability
Benefits of IoT Enabled Digital Transformation

Grid Workforce Operational Risk

Reliability Productivity Efficiency Mitigation

Converge Multiple Proprietary Systems onto a Single IP Network

Convergence of Applications

Business Business Business Business Business Business

Application #1 Application #2 Application #3 Application #1 Application #2 Application #3

Converged Application Infrastructure

Network Network Network

#1 #2 #3
Converged IP-Based Network

Device #1 Device #2 Device #3 Device #1 Device #2 Device #3

Existing Proprietary Vertical Converged Network Based on Open

Applications and Networks Standards and Common Data Models
Solutions To Accelerate Digital Transformation

Solution Area Use Cases Case Studies

• Advanced Metering • Mobile Workforce /

Field Area Fleet Management
• Distribution
Network automation

Connected • Collaboration • Remote Expert

Workforce • Mobility • Incident Response

• Remote Monitoring • Re-closer Control

Distribution and Control • Fault Location
Automation • Volt/VAR Control Isolation Service

Substation • MPLS / IP • SCADA

Automation • Teleprotection • NERC CIP

Delivered with Cisco IoT Technologies

IP Convergence Drives OT Applications
Sensing

Ventilation

Lighting
Cloud
BACnet Management
and Analytics
Coax
Experiences
PBX

1995 2005 Late 2000s 2010 2015

IP Telephony IP Cameras Building Management IP Building

Data Systems Using Systems on
Network Low-Voltage PoE low-voltage PoE

OpEx
Wireless IoT Connectivity Options
Current Offering Private Network Emerging

Technology 2G 3G LTE WiFi Zigbee Wireless 802.15.4g LPWA NB-IOT

Hart (LoRa, EC-GSM
Ingenu,
SigFox, etc.)
Range Long Long Long Limited Short Limited Limited Long Long
(<200m) (<250m) (<1 km) >10 km (rural)
>1 km (urban)
Topology P2P P2P P2P P2P/Mesh Mesh Mesh Mesh P2P P2P
Tx Current 30mA to 500 to 600 to 19 to 34mA 28mA ~ 35mA <20 mA <20 mA
Consumption (3V) 400mA 1000mA 1100 mA 400 mA
Standby Current 0.35 mA 1.2 to 1.5 to 1.1 mA 0.003mA 0.008mA ~.005mA <0.005mA <0.005mA
Consumption (3V) 3.5mA 5.5mA
Energy Harvesting No No No No Possible Possible Possible Possible Possible
Operating Life on 4-8 h (A) 2-4 h (A) 2-3 h (A) 4-8 h (A) 60 h (A) 8-10 years Variable Up to 10 years Up to 10 years
battery (2000mAh) 36 d (I) 20 d (I) 12 d (I) 50 h (I)
h=hours; d=days
A=active; I=Idle

Module Cost (est.) $8-10 $35-$50 $40-$80 $5-$8 $6-$12 NC $3 <$5 TBC
Spectrum Lic. Lic. Lic. Unlic. Unlic. Unlic. Unlic. Unlic. Lic.
Open Standards IP-based Reference Model
Metering SCADA DNS, NTP, IPfix/Netflow, SSH
Application Web Services, EXI, SOAP,
IEC 61968 CIM, ANSI C12.22, IEC 61850, 60870 RADIUS, AAA, LDAP, SNMP,…
Layer RestFul,HTTPS/CoAP
DLMS/COSEM,… DNP3/IP, Modbus/TCP,… (RFC 6272 IP in Smart Grid)

Transport
Layer UDP/TCP Security (DTLS/TLS)

Network Addressing, Routing, Multicast, QoS, Security

Layer IPv6/IPv4
IPv6 RPL

Mgmt 802.1x / EAP-TLS & IEEE 802.11i based Access Control

IPv6 over PPP IP or Ethernet
LLC 6LoWPAN (RFC 6282) IPv6 over Ethernet (RFC 2464)
(RFC 5072) Convergence SubL.
Data
Link IEEE 802.15.4e MAC enhancements
Layer M
IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.3 2G, 3G, LTE IEEE 802.16
A IEEE 1901.2
IEEE 802.15.4 Wi-Fi Ethernet Cellular WiMAX
C 802.15.4 frame
including FHSS
format
IEEE 802.15.4 IEEE 1901.2 IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.16
Physical 2G, 3G, LTE
2.4GHz, 915, 868MHz NB-PLC Wi-Fi Ethernet WiMAX
Layer Cellular
DSSS, FSK, OFDM OFDM 2.4, 5 GHz, Sub-GHz UTP, FO 1.x, 3.xGHz

• Open Standards – at all levels to ensure interoperability and reduce technology risk for utilities
• 15-20 years lifetime and future proofing – Internet has 25 years lifetime and is continuously evolving
• Media diversity – one PHY/MAC technology doesn’t play well for future proofing in all environments
Underlying End to End Security Principles

Access Data Confidentiality Threat Detection Device and

Control and Data Privacy and Mitigation Platform Integrity

§ User and device § Network segmentation § Security zones and § Device hardening
identity firewall
§ Security connectivity § Configuration
§ Authentication, and encryption (VPN) § Intrusion prevention assurance
authorization, and
accounting
 IoT Reference Framework
Applications

Application Data Data Data Data

Enablement Storage Management Virtualization Analytics
Security

Connection Management Fog Management Cloud Management

Cloud Platform
Private, Public, and Hybrid IaaS/PaaS

Fog Platform Fog Agent Fog Apps Fog Analytics

Edge
Things and Sensors
Cisco Confidential
 One Network, Multiple Services

Certificate Intrusion
NMS SIEM Authority Prevention

Dist. Planning IWC FLISR SCADA Cisco IoT Field Network Director MDM CIS Historian

Directory Access
Services Control

EVSE Mgmt. DER Distribution Management System AMI Head-End HER Secure Network Infrastructure Data Center, Enterprise Apps

Ethernet,
WiMAX, Wi-Fi
Cisco CGR2010 2G/3G/LTE

WAN Tier
Substation
Cisco IR809
Distribution
WiFi Automation

Cisco IR829
Cisco CGR1000
Cisco 819H Work Force
LPWA RF and PLC Mesh Automation

NAN Tier
SCADA Protection Neighborhood Area Network Cisco IR500
and Control Network

Gas/Water
Meters

Distribution Electric Demand Outdoor Distributed

AMI Vehicle Response Lighting
Automation Energy

Cisco Connected Grid Endpoints

Scalable Operations

Visibility across
multi-service networks

Geographical visualization

IT/OT integration
Cisco Holistic Utility Architecture
GridBlocks™ Reference Model

Abstractions
Components
GridBlocks Reference
Structure

Reference Architecture
Model
Properties

Tier Drawings Tier Specifications

Support Documents

Design and Cisco Validated Client Specific

Implementation Guides Designs Solutions
Cisco’s Growing Utility Partner Ecosystem
Global Customer Snapshot
 Validated Designs
Why Cisco? Proven and tested
architectures to reduce
deployment risk, speed time to
market and reduce time for PoC

Cisco IOT System

A smart end-to-end network that enables
more than Just connectivity
• Computing from Edge to Cloud
• Supports Big Data and Analytics
• Centralized management of everything
• Security across entire platform
• Built for the future and flexible growth

One Unified Converged IP Network

• Open standards vs. proprietary
• Reduced TCO, simplified management