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Experience the True Power of the Grid

Cisco delivers an end-to-end, IP-based securecommunications infrastructure for the smartgrid from generation to businesses andhomes.

Cisco Smart Grid solutions help utilities:

Optimize grid efficiency through bettercorrelation of power supply and demand

Reduce energy network outages anddisruptions

Increase the resiliency and security of thepower system

Increase environmental sustainability

Cisco Services for Smart Grid

Deploy a Fully Connected, Secure Energy Network System

The backbone of a successful smart grid operation is the reliable,

resilient, secure, and manageable infrastructure that transports the two-

way diagnostic and control communications among meters, substations,

data collection systems, energy management systems, and mobile field

systems.

Cisco is the leader in the design and the implementation of end-to-end,

converged infrastructure for wired and wireless communications. Cisco

and its partners have a comprehensive product and service portfolio to

design and implement the networking infrastructure of all components in a

smart grid. Jointly, Cisco and its partners work with utility customers, in

various stages of planning and deployment, to design and implement IP-

based, smart grid infrastructure as their architecture for the future.

Cisco and partner smart grid services are based on industry best

practices and proven methodologies to help utilities:

Plan, build, and run resilient, converged networks that support

smart grid solutions

Maintain high levels of reliability, performance, and manageability

Achieve and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements

Create and maintain an energy-efficient, secure data center for control operations

Protect against both the cybersecurity and the physical security threats to utility data and utility physical assets

Improve efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions

Cisco

Smart Grid Services enable an interoperable, resilient, self-healing infrastructure through the entire smart grid

value chain, from secure control centers, intelligent generation plants, substation automation, and mobile operations

to home energy management and automated metering. Cisco Smart Grid Services can help optimize the entire grid

architecture, operations, and maintenance.

Plan Services

Ciscos planning services are predeployment activities that help with efficient design and smooth implementation of

smart grid solutions for demand side management (DSM), demand response, transmission and distribution

automation, energy management, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), and mobile workforce.

Cisco Smart Grid planning services include:

Business Strategy and Architecture Assessment: Prepares a multiyear smart grid infrastructure

transformation roadmap, including future-state business models, high-level architecture and design, release

strategy and implementation plans, and recommendations on how to successfully manage the transformation.

Technical Requirements Development: Reviews the business use cases for AMI, neighborhood area

network, distribution/transmission automation, data center/compute, energy management, and mobility and

develops detailed technical requirements based on business strategy, use cases, and solution-specific

conditions.


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Technical Architecture Design: Develops a high-level design (HLD) that helps ensure scalable, resilient

network architecture for home infrastructures, intermediate wireless mesh networks, field area networks,

substation communications, generation plant communications, backhaul/data center networking for smart data

transfer, and mobile service systems communications.

Utility Compliance Assessment: Analyzes internal controls and procedures for regulatory compliance,

identifies gaps in security controls, and provides recommendations to address high-priority vulnerabilities.

Physical Security Site Vulnerability Assessment: Analyzes requirements for access control, surveillance,

and operations and provides recommendations to improve physical security.

Cisco Data Center Architecture Assessment: Analyzes business and technical requirements and identifies

opportunities to improve data center architecture. Service deliverables include analysis and recommendations

for next steps.

Build Services

Cisco Services provides readiness assessments, detailed design development, and implementation support in the

build phase. Designs take into consideration all communication requirements for a smart grid solution, including

communication infrastructures at the home, intermediate wireless mesh networking, WAN communications,substation networking, the communications infrastructure inside generation plants, and mobile workforce enablement

Cisco Smart Grid build services include:

Solution Design: Develops a detailed, low-level design (LLD) for grid communication infrastructure, network

routing and switching, WAN communications, network and physical security, unified communications, data

center networking, and mobility.

Network and Physical Security Design: Develops a detailed, low-level security design that meets

requirements for physical and information security.

Smart Grid Solution Deployment: Provides implementation plans and custom deployment and integration

support for smart grid solutions, including secure implementation of communication infrastructure and network

services, and support for system integration of hardware and software for control center networks,

transmission, and distribution communications, DSM and demand response communications, energy

management, and AMI communications.

Network and Physical Security Deployment: Speeds deployment of integrated security solutions with plan,

design, and implementation services providing readiness assessments, detailed designs, and deployment

support for integration of the solution.

Run Services

Cisco Services draw upon Ciscos deep experience in leading major industry transformations that include not only

planning and building communication architectures, but also operating large, complex networks that deliver high

performance and reliability for business-critical applications and operations.

Cisco Smart Grid run services include:

Smart Grid Network Optimization: Maintains and continuously improves communication infrastructure

performance, high availability and high quality of service in the smart grid network with ongoing assessments,

technology planning, and architecture reviews, as well as expert consultation, support, and guidance to staff at

critical stages

Remote Management and Monitoring: Provides 24x7 remote management and monitoring support for

network infrastructure, system devices and applications deployed in control centers, generation plants, and


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substations, including Cisco data center, foundation, security, unified communications, and Cisco

TelePresence solutions.

Security Optimization: Strengthens security infrastructure through strategic planning, architectural

assessments, design, performance tuning, implementation change support, and ongoing optimization support.

Security Architecture Assessment: Identifies vulnerabilities and recommends improvements to align

security architecture with industry security models, best practices, and business policy.

Cisco Services for IPS: Delivers timely security intelligence information, signature file updates, and

comprehensive support for Cisco IPS solutions.

The Interconnected Smart Grid

Ciscos vision of a smart grid includes a fully connected energy network system. Intelligent communication networks

are the core of the smart grid transformation and provide the platform that enables grid instrumentation, analysis, and

control of utility operations, from power generation to transmission and to distribution networks that support control

centers, substations, and neighborhood area networks.

The transformation to a smart, intelligent grid has accelerated the need for utilities to integrate the networked smart

grid solutions into all segments of the power grid. Cisco Services for Smart Grid support utilities in meeting smart grid

needs with:

A solutions approach that combines a comprehensive set of Cisco technologies, solutions, services, and

ecosystem partners

Deep experience helping utilities plan and build end-to-end solution architectures

Assistance with developing business strategies and architectures; understanding business requirements; and

designing, building, and operating smart grid networked solutions

Cisco and Smart Grid Ecosystem Partner Expertise

Engineers from Cisco and Cisco smart grid ecosystem partners are among the energy industrys elite in providing

integrated, collaborative, adaptive smart grid solutions. Cisco and partners work together closely to deliver services to

support your grid solution requirements. Cisco engineers typically hold one or more Cisco or industry certifications

and have planned, deployed, secured, operated, and optimized the performance of many of the largest and most

successful energy networks in the world. Cisco smart grid ecosystem partners are recognized for their prominence

and expertise in the energy industry.

Availability

Cisco Services for Smart Grid are available globally. Service delivery details might vary by region.

Further Information

For more information about Cisco Services for Smart Grid, visit

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10629/serv_group_home.html.


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