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This document outlines the vision statement for the development of the Investor Owned Utilities (IOU) Home Area Network (HAN) framework in California as of June 15, 2007. It covers the purpose, framework introduction, documentation process, technology drivers, functional characteristics, and system criteria. Stakeholder considerations and documentation purposes are detailed, with a focus on utility value proposition, guiding principles, and communication specifications. Next steps for further development are also highlighted.
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California Investor Owned Utilities (IOU) HAN vision statement development 15 June 2007
Introduction • Purpose: • Information Sharing • Validate approach • Establish responsibility and participation • Outline: • Framework Introduction • Documentation Purpose • Documentation Process • Technology Drivers • Functional Characteristics and System Criteria • Communication Example • Security Example • Next Steps
Utility HAN Framework • Based on Strategic Planning and System Engineering • Each level provides direction and context for lower level • Delineates participation and accountability • Can be mapped to GridWise Architecture Framework (Loosely coupled - Decomposition framework vs. organizational interoperability view) • Stakeholder considerations at every level: regulators, consumers, utilities, vendors
Document Purpose • Describes utility’s view of HAN • Establishes participation scope and scale • Intended audience: • Regulators – establish position, clarify roles and responsibility • OpenHAN – creates input for further system refinement (e.g., platform independent requirements, use cases) • Vendors – shows approach, motivation • Establishes a baseline • Time management: cuts down on clarification meetings and phone calls
HAN Technology Drivers • Utility Value Proposition • Provides justification • Utility specific • Vision Statement • End state vision based on utility’s mission • Creates value and opportunity for all stakeholders • Guiding Principles • Organized as capabilities and constraints • Establishes the parameters for a two way communication interface with the meter • Sets the boundaries of the system • Establishes ownership • High level expectations for functionality (e.g., load control, price signaling) • Establishes handling expectations (e.g., security, signal types) • Standards • Open source • Applied at each level • Can be constrained from the level above
Functional Characteristics and System Criteria • Criteria and characteristics provides non authoritative context and clarification • Viewed as technology enablers • Driven by Guiding principles and use cases • Establishes high level technical expectations • Organized by behavior and function • Includes Application, Communications, Security and Privacy and Performance • Application Criteria • Utility functionality • Know consumer functionality • Application evolution and migration • Communication Criteria • Logical and physical communication decoupling (AMI Backhaul and HAN) • Interoperability and interference (e.g., customer gateways, networks) • Communication evolution • Security and Privacy • Graduated model (low, medium, high robustness) based on signal type • Authentication, Authorization and Accountability • Authentication material: source, distribution flows • Authorization (rights): device registration, participation and revocation • Accountability: audit, alerts and non-repudiation • Performance (Adaptability, Flexibility, Scalability, Reliability, etc.)
Next Steps • Publish CA IOU vision statement • Develop OpenHAN comprehensive HAN use cases • Develop OpenHAN platform independent requirements • Develop UtilityAMI platform independent architectural views for AMI and HAN • Continue to share information with technology communities (i.e., vendors, alliances)