wi-sun alliance overview presentation

Wi-SUN Alliance – Interoperable Communications Solutions

March 2016

Phil Beecher, Wi-SUN Alliance

Contents

• Overview– Smart Utility Network Communications Overview

• Wireless and Smart Utility Networks– Background and History of IEEE 802.15.4g

• Standards and Interoperability

– Need for the Wi-SUN Alliance

– Purpose of Wi-SUN Alliance

• Wi-SUN Alliance– Organisation Overview

– Field Area Network (FAN) Profile

– Testing and Certification

– Interoperability Events

– Utility membership

– Collaboration with Other Organizations

– Certification Status

– Open Houses and events

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Smart Grid Communications Overview

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Wi-SUN Alliance Focus


Wireless Smart Utility Networks and IEEE 802.15.4g


• Flexibility

• Reliability

• Resilience

• Adaptive and Self Healing

• Low Operational Expenditure

• High Data Rates

• Bi-directional Data

• Can be battery powered (Gas and Water metering)

• Good for AMI and DA

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Benefits of Wireless Mesh for Field Area Networks

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• In 2008 there were no wireless communications standards for Peer to Peer Field Area Networks

• There were a number of proprietary Field Area Network solutions; many were based on a common technology

A standard was needed - IEEE802.15.4g


Standards DevelopmentThe Need for IEEE 802.15.4g

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• Focus on Smart Utility Network Communication

• Optimise for Large Scale outdoor Wireless Mesh Networks – Field Area Network

• To take proven technology and create a standard to allow interoperable products and address a global market.


Standards DevelopmentIEEE 802.15.4g - Scope

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• May / July 2008 – Interest Group Meetings

• September 2008 – Study Group formed

• November 2008 – PAR was approved

• January 2009 – First meeting of 802.15 TG4g

• March 2010 – First Letter Ballot

• August 2011 – First Sponsor Ballot

• March 2012 – Approved by IEEE Standards Board


Standards DevelopmentIEEE 802.15.4g - Timeline

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IEEE 802.15.4g Participation

• Contributors included:

– International representation from Gas and Electric utilities

– 8 Smart Grid equipment vendors

– 8 RF silicon vendors

– Government organizations


• Positive features and outcomes– Proven Technology

– Backward compatibility with installed base of 10’s millions of meters.

– Great flexibility• Multiple data rates

• Robust error detection

• Optional forward error correction

• Large frame sizes supporting IP directly

– Support for Global and Regional frequency bands• 902-928 MHz in US and many other regions

• 902-907.5 & 915-928 MHz in Brazil

• 920MHz Japan

• 868.3 MHz Europe


IEEE 802.15.4g feature summary

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• There are a wide range of requirements across different Smart Utility Applications, e.g. :

– Advanced Metering Infrastructure

– Demand/Response

– Distribution Automation

– Smart City – e.g. Street Lighting

– Low power Meter reading – e.g. Gas Metering

– Home Energy Management Systems

• These applications have a variety of communication requirements

• Communication “profiles” support these application needs


Supported Applications

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• Many different stakeholders

• Process results in standards which include many options and features

• Standards can be too generic to implement –

– more options increases the problems in achieving interoperability

• A great start, but …


Standards DevelopmentRisks

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• Specifying the communications functionality for each Smart Utility Network Application

– Options add complexity and make interoperability more difficult to verify.

• A testing and certification process

– IEEE802 writes standards, it does not describe testing

• An Industry Alliance provides the forum

– to focus on commercial applications

– to define testing and certification


What was still needed?

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IEEE802.11Wireless LAN

Wi-SUN Alliance

WiMAX Forum

WiFi Alliance

Wi-SUN

WiMAX

WiFi

IEEE802.16Wireless MAN

IEEE802.15.4gWireless SUN

Industry AllianceCommercial trademarkStandardization body

Wi-SUN

WiMAX

WiFi


What is Wi-SUN Alliance?

• Interoperability Testing and Certification Authority for Peer to Peer Wireless Mesh currently focussed on IEEE 802.15.4g and ipv6

• Defines Communications Profiles based on Open Standards for Smart Utility and related networks

• Implements a Testing and Certification program to ensure interoperable products

• Current focus is on Smart Utility Networks and related applications, such as Smart Cities

• Member support in related marketing activities

What Wi-SUN Alliance does not do…

• It is not a Standards Organization

• It does not specify Application Layer profiles


Wi-SUN Alliance Scope

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Industry Alliance Commercial trademark

Standardization body

Wi-SUN Alliance Wi-SUNIEEE802.15.4/e/gIETF

Wi-SUN Certified

• Standards support great flexibility

• Flexibility provides opportunity to support different application requirements, but…

• needs restricting to improve interoperability in each specific application

• Wi-SUN Alliance identifies functionality required for each application area

• Creates “Profile” of standard(s) to meet functional requirements

• Creates Test Plan to verify product compliance with the profile

• A Wi-SUN Alliance approved test laboratory verifies

• (a) Product conformance with “Profile”, and

• (b) Product interoperability with other conformant products

• Wi-SUN Alliance certifies the Product


Wi-SUN Alliance Role

• Established in April 2012

• Incorporated as Not for Profit Organization (501c) in Delaware, US

• Regional support in Japan, Singapore, Europe, India

• Now more than 90 member companies includingUtilities, Government Institutions, Product Vendors,Silicon Vendors and Software Companies


Wi-SUN Alliance Background

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• Analog Devices

• CISCO Systems

• Murata

• NICT

• Omron

• Renesas

• ROHM

• Silver Spring Networks

• Toshiba


Promoter Companies

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70+ Contributor Members

• A2UICT• Access• Adsol Nissin• ALPS• Anritsu• Atmel• CM Engineering• Discrete Time

Communications• Duke Energy• EDIC Systems• eFlow• Elster• Enverv• EPRI• Exegin Technologies• Freestyle• Fuji Electric• Fujitsu• Gridbee• Hitachi• IO Data• ISB corporation• Itron• Kalkitech• Kamstrup• Keysight technology• Kyoto University• Landis & Gyr• Lapis• MCTalk• Megachips

• Mitsubishi• Nagano Radio Systems• Nissin Systems• NEC• NTT• OKI• Oi Electric• Osaka Gas• Osaki Meters• OTSL• Panasonic• PG&E• Procubed• Purdue University• Rohde and Schwartz• Satori• Semtech• Silicon Labs• Skyley Networks• Sumitomo• Taiyo Yuden• Tateyama• Tessera Technology• Texas Instruments• Tokyo Gas• Toshiba Toko Meter

Systems• Trilliant• UCC Tech• Ubiquitous• Worldpicom• YRP-IOT


• Observers

– CETECOM

– PowerTech Labs

– TELEC

– TUV

– UL

TELEC, TUV Rheinland and CETECOM are

Wi-SUN Approved Test Labs

5 Test Lab Members


Wi-SUN Alliance Organization


Board of DirectorsExec Committee

Marketing Committee

Test & Certification Committee

Technical Steering Committee

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MAC WG

Interface WG

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Domain Working Groups

Focus on ensuring consistency of

PHY/MAC/Transport layers between profiles

Profile Working Groups

Focus on specific applications areas, and

develop profile specifications

Profile Specification Workflow

Profile Working Group:Develops MRD and Profile Specification

Test and Certification Committee

Market requirement

Technical Profile spec(PHY, MAC, NWK), Interface

Conformance and Interoperability Test Specifications

PHY Working Group(PHYWG)

MAC Working Group(MACWG)

Interface Working Group (IFWG)

Test Lab


• Wi-SUN Alliance develops Technical Profile specifications of Physical Layer (PHY) andMedium Access Control (MAC) layers, and Network/Transport layer as required.

• Develop test programs to ensure implementations are interoperable

• Wi-SUN Physical layer specification is based on IEEE802.15.4g

• Profile specifications are categorized based on Application

• Each layer may use different options depending on the application (Field Area Network,Home Energy Management ... ).

Physical Radio (PHY)

Medium Access (MAC)

Application

Wi-SUN Profile Specification and Certification TestingScope

Network Layer / Transport Layer

IEEE802.15.4g based PHY

MAC1(802.15.4)

MAC2( 802.15.4)

PHY1(for HEMS)

PHY2(for FAN)

NWK1(6loWPAN)

Wi-SUN PHY profile

Wi-SUN MAC profile

Wi-SUN NWK profile


NWK2(6loWPAN/ROLL/RPL)

Wi-SUN Profiles

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Active Working Groups for Smart Utility Applications

SmartMeter

Data aggregation

WAN

Field Area Network (FAN), Communication between smart meters

Wi-SUN

Wi-SUN

FAN Working GroupECHONET

Working Group

SmartMeter

HEMS/HGW

Wi-SUN

Wi-SUN

TEPCO B-route : Communication between smart meter and HEMS

Home Area Network

FAN Working Group

• Co Chair: Cisco and Silver Spring Networks

• Feature complete specification is approved

• Supports IEEE802.15.4g/4e PHY/MAC, 6LowPAN, and IPv6

• Supports multi-hopping operation and frequency hopping

• Supports encryption and authentication

ECHONET Working Group

• Chair: NICT, Technical Editor: Toshiba

• Specification is approved (Wi-SUN profile for ECHONET Lite)

• Support IEEE802.15.4g/4e PHY/MAC, 6LowPAN, and IPv6

• Support encryption (AES) and authentication(PANA)

• Specification is standardized as TTC JJ300.10

Field Area Network (FAN) Profile


Use Cases

AMI Metering Transformer

Monitoring

Distribution

Automation

EV Charging

InfrastructureGas / Water

Meters

Distributed

Generation

SCADA

Protection and

Control Network

Direct

Load

Control

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Outdoor

Lighting

Network Operations Center

IEEE 802.15.4g/e RF MeshIEEE 802.15.4g/e RF Mesh

IEEE 802.15.4g/e RF Mesh

Public or Private WAN Backhaul

(Cellular, WiMAX, Fiber/Ethernet)


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FAN Stack Overview


Application Layer

(Out of Scope)

IPv6 / ICMPv6 / RPL /

6LoWPAN

Physical Layer

OSI Layer

PHY

Network

UDP / TCPTransport

Session

Presentation

Application

Wi-SUN FAN

Data Link

MAC Sub-Layer

L2 MESH

LLC Sub-Layer

802.1X,

802.11i,

EAP-TLS

Security

ETSI-

TS-102-

887-2

FAN

Device

IPv6 protocol suite

• TCP/UDP

• 6LoWPAN Adaptation + Header Compression

• DHCPv6 for IP address management.

• Routing using RPL.

• ICMPv6.

• Unicast and Multicast forwarding.

MAC based on IEEE 802.15.4e + IE extensions

• Frequency hopping

• Discovery and Join

• Protocol Dispatch (IEEE 802.15.9)

• Several Frame Exchange patterns

• Optional Mesh Under routing (ANSI 4957.210).

PHY based on 802.15.4g

• Various data rates and regions

Security

• 802.1X/EAP-TLS/PKI Authentication.

• 802.11i Group Key Management

• Optional ETSI-TS-102-887-2 Node 2 Node Key Management

Supports a variety of IP based app protocols : DLMS/COSEM, ANSI C12.22, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-104, ModBus TCP, CoAP based management protocols.

Protocol layers

• Physical layer

– FSK modulation

– Similar, compatible technology deployed in millions of smart utility networks for AMI, DA and HEMS nodes

– Data rates from 50 kbps to 300 kbps

– Node to node range up to several kilometres where regulations permit

– Optional forward error correction for better link margin

– Specified for Australia, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, North/South America, South East Asia

• Data link layer

– Frame supports full IP payloads

– 4 octet FCS for good error detection

– De-centralised frequency hopping where permitted (ANSI 4957.200)

– Channel blacklisting for interference mitigation

– Link layer encryption and integrity checking for privacy and authentication

– Optional L2 multi-hop layer


Protocol layers

– Adaptation Layer• 6LoWPAN

• IPv6 header compression

• UDP header compression

• Fragmentation

• Neighbour discovery

• Routing support

– Network layer• IPv6

• DHCPv6 address management

– Routing• ROLL/RPL

– Security• L2 Authentication and Encryption

• Client Certificates

• IEEE 802.1x over IEEE 802.15.4 ( IEEE802.15.9)


6LoWPAN

• IPv6 over Low-Power wireless Area Networks


(Source: 6LoWPAN: The wireless embedded Internet, Shelby and Bowman)

6LoWPAN Features

• Support for e.g. 64-bit and 16-bit 802.15.4 addressing

• Useful with low-power link layers – such as IEEE 802.15.4, narrowband ISM and power-line communications

• Efficient header compression– IPv6 base and extension headers, UDP header

• Network auto-configuration using neighbor discovery

• Unicast, multicast and broadcast support– Multicast is compressed and mapped to broadcast

• Fragmentation– 1280 byte IPv6 MTU -> 127 byte 802.15.4 frames

• Support for routing (L2 / L3)

• Support for Stateless header compression

• Enables a standard socket API

(Source: 6LoWPAN: The wireless embedded Internet, Shelby and Bowman)


IETF - 6LoWPAN


Date Status IPR AD / Shepherd

Active Internet-Drafts

draft-chairs-6lo-dispatch-iana-registry-00IANA Registry for 6lowpan Additional Dispatch Bytes

2015-07-067 pages I-D Exists

draft-thubert-6lo-routing-dispatch-06A Routing Header Dispatch for 6LoWPAN


draft-turner-dhcp-6co-00DHCPv6 Option for Configuration of 6LoWPAN Compression Contexts


RFCs

RFC 4919 (was draft-ietf-6lowpan-problem)IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs): Overview, Assumptions, Problem Statement, and Goals Errata

2007-0812 pages Informational RFC

Mark Townsley

RFC 4944 (was draft-ietf-6lowpan-format)Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 802.15.4 Networks Errata

2007-0930 pages

Proposed Standard RFCUpdated by RFC6282, RFC6775

Mark Townsley

RFC 6282 (was draft-ietf-6lowpan-hc)Compression Format for IPv6 Datagrams over IEEE 802.15.4-Based Networks

2011-0924 pages Proposed Standard RFC

Ralph Droms

RFC 6568 (was draft-ietf-6lowpan-usecases)Design and Application Spaces for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)


Ralph Droms

RFC 6606 (was draft-ietf-6lowpan-routing-requirements)Problem Statement and Requirements for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) Routing


Ralph Droms

RFC 6775 (was draft-ietf-6lowpan-nd)Neighbor Discovery Optimization for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)


Ralph Droms

RFC 7388 (was draft-ietf-6lo-lowpan-mib)Definition of Managed Objects for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)


Brian HabermanUlrich Herberg

RFC 7400 (was draft-ietf-6lo-ghc)6LoWPAN-GHC: Generic Header Compression for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)


Brian HabermanUlrich Herbe

Source https://datatracker.ietf.org

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/search/?sort=date&rfcs=on&name=6lowpan&activedrafts=on

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/search/?sort=status&rfcs=on&name=6lowpan&activedrafts=on

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/search/?sort=ipr&rfcs=on&name=6lowpan&activedrafts=on

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/search/?sort=ad&rfcs=on&name=6lowpan&activedrafts=on

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-chairs-6lo-dispatch-iana-registry/

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-thubert-6lo-routing-dispatch/

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-turner-dhcp-6co/

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc4919/

https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=4919

mailto:[email protected]


https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=4944


















• Wi-SUN FAN is built on mature Open StandardsProtocols

• Feature-Complete Technical Profile Specification 1.0released in 2015

• Preparing Test Specifications for Certification Program

• Certification Program due for completion in summerof 2016

• Global Support - Europe, India, Japan, North andSouth America, South East Asia


FAN Profile Status

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Echonet Lite (ENET)

HEMS / HAN Profile


ENET Use Case Scenarios and Stack Overview

SmartMeter

HEMS/HGW

Wi-SUN

Wi-SUN

Specification is defined in Wi-SUN profile specification 2v02

Additional functions added

document version 2v03

Wi-SUN Profile for ECHONET Lite 2v03

Wi-SUN Profile for ECHONET Lite 2v02 , TTC JJ300.10 (v2) and TR-1052 covered

Layer5～7

Application [ECHONET Lite]

Layer 4

Wi-SUN Interface

Wi-SUN Transport layer security[PANA]

Wi-SUN Transport layer profile[TCP, UDP]

Layer 3Wi-SUN Network layer profile [IPv6, ICMPv6]

Wi-SUN Adaptation layer profile[6LoWPAN]

Layer 2 Wi-SUN MAC Wi-SUN MAC Profile [IEEE 802.15.4/4e]

Layer 1 Wi-SUN PHY Wi-SUN PHY profile [IEEE 802.15.4g (920 MHz)]


• Route B adopted first by TEPCO and subsequently allJapanese Utility companies

• Deployment in up to 60 million meters by 2020

• Technical Profile Specification 2v03 covering HomeArea Network (HAN) extension released in Q2 2015

• HAN extension features include enhanced security,and low energy mechanism

• Preparing Test Specifications for Certification Program

• Certification Program announced in Q4 2015

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Progress to Date


Wi-SUN Certification Program


• PHY Certification

– Test Physical layer behavior in situ on communications module

– Appropriate for Silicon Vendors, Module Vendors, System Vendors

• Profile Certification

– Test full communications profile behavior in final product

– Appropriate for Module Vendors, System Vendors, System Integrators


Certification Program Levels

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• Two Part Testing:

– Conformance Testing – assessing Device Under Test for conformance to the specification using specialized test equipment

– Interoperability Testing – assessing Device Under Test for interoperability with reference implementations known as Certified Test Bed Unit (CTBU)

• All testing is conducted by a Wi-SUN appointed Independent Test Laboratory – Third Party Testing

• Device Under Test must pass all relevant tests to be eligible for certification


Certification Testing Strategy

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• During Test and Certification Program Development

– Quality assessment and improvement of

• Profile Technical Specification

• Test Specification

• Test Equipment and test tools

• Member company products

– Wi-SUN Alliance uses formal reporting strategy for assessing status

• Steady State

– Venue for Member Companies to assess the readiness of their products for deployment.

– Continual Assessment of Test and Certification Program

– Impact of Profile Technical Specification Changes on test plan and backward compatibility

Eighteen interoperability test events held since Aug. 2012


Certification Testing Strategy

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First Member Test Event (Aug. 2012)

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Interop Events

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Utility membership of Wi-SUN Alliance


Electric companies• Duke Energy

– “The largest electric power holding company in the United States, supplying and delivering energy to approximately 7.3 million U.S. customers. We have approximately 57,500 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Carolinas, the Midwest and Florida – and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. … Duke Energy is a Fortune 250 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.”

• Pacific Gas and Electric– incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United

States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business, the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 16 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.

• TasNetworks– TasNetworks is a Tasmanian State Owned Corporation that supplies power from the generation source to homes and

businesses through a network of transmission towers, substations and powerlines

• Xcel Energy– Xcel Energy is a major U.S. electric and natural gas company, with annual revenues of $11.7 billion. Based in

Minneapolis, Minn., they have regulated operations in eight Midwestern and Western states, and provide a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to approximately 3.5 million electricity customers and 2 million natural gas customers through four operating companies.

• BKK– Energy and infrastructure company BKK's roots and its operations in western Norway. The group's main activities are

the production, sale and transmission of electricity and development of fiber networks. BKK owns and operates one of the country's power grid, and has approximately 190 000 network customers. It owns and operates 32 hydropower plants with an annual production of 6.7 TWh (incl. Partially owned Sima power plant). It builds and operates district heating network in Bergen, has over 1,100 employees and its head office is located at Kokstad in Bergen and has a turnover of 3.9 billion in 2013.


Current Wi-SUN Utility Members

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http://www.pgecorp.com/index.html

http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/edusafety/systemworks/gas/

http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/edusafety/systemworks/electric/

Gas companies

• Tokyo Gas– founded in 1885, is the primary provider of natural gas to the main cities of Tokyo, Chiba, Gunma, Kanagawa,

Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Yamanashi, and Nagano. As of 2012, Tokyo Gas is the largest natural gas utility in Japan. Number of gas customers is 11.11 million (as of March 31, 2014)

• Osaka Gas– Founded in 1897 and beginning operations in 1905, the company serves 7 million natural gas customers in the Kansai

Region of central Japan, including the urban centers of Osaka, where the company is headquartered, Kobe and Kyoto. It is the second largest domestic supplier, accounting for 24% of all natural gas sold in Japan


Current Wi-SUN Utility Members

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• Contributor Membership– To input Utility requirements to the certification program to ensure alignment with both

currently deployed systems and future needs

– To monitor and review the Technical Profile specification

– Attend member meetings and Interoperability Events

– To endorse the development of interoperable products based on open standards

– To encourage an eco-system of interoperable products

• Adopter Membership– Access to final, approved Wi-SUN profile specifications and associated test specifications

– Admission to targeted Wi-SUN Alliance interoperability events

– Participation in alliance workshops and developers' conferences

– Approved use of Wi-SUN Alliance logo on promotional materials

– Access to Wi-SUN Alliance marketing collateral and e-newsletter

– Access to a world-class ecosystem of members


Wi-SUN Utility Membership Benefits

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Collaboration with Other Organizations


Collaboration with other organizations

Wi-SUN Alliance:

• defines PHY/MAC/Transport layer profiles to support specific Smart Utility Network and Smart City Applications

• develops test specifications and test plans as part of a Certification Program

• cooperates with other Industry Alliances when appropriate to support Application Layer Interoperability.

Wi-SUN

IEEE

TIA

Homeplug

Forum

ISGFECHONET

Open-ADR

JUTA


Dual Logo Certification Plan(ECHONET example)

Wi-SUN Alliance ECHONET consortium

Smart Utility Network Productdeveloper

Information share and update

1. Develop wireless module based on Wi-SUN and ECHONET Lite specifications

2. Take conformance / interoperability / certification test examination

3. Wi-SUN logo issued when product passes Wi-SUN tests and is certified.

4. Take certification examination on ECHONET Lite part

5. ECHONET logo issued if pass the examination

If the module is certified by WI-SUN Alliance, the number of test items in ECHONET consortium may be reduced on communication interface


Collaboration Towards ECHONET Lite Program

• TTC

– Signed MOU on Feb. 21, 2013

– On the development of technical standards in the fields of, including but not limited to Home Energy Management Systems, Building Automation, energy and environmental technology

• ECHONET consortium

– Signed MOU on Jan. 18, 2013

– On conformance and Interoperability Testing and Certification of Technical Standards Incorporating IEEE802.15.4g/e

Signing Ceremony with TTC


Other Collaborations

• Japan Utility Telemetering Association– Signed MOU on Nov.8, 2012– On conformance and Interoperability Testing and Certification of Technical

Standards incorporating IEEE802.15.4g/e

• OpenADR Alliance – Signed Liaison Agreement on February 20, 2014– Working together to enable interoperability between smart utility networks

and utility demand response programs based on the OpenADRspecification.

• Homeplug Alliance– Signed Liaison Agreement on March 14, 2014– To facilitate collaboration toward the goal of enabling hybrid smart grid

networks supporting both wireless (RF) and powerline-wired connectivity (PLC)

• India Smart Grid Forum– Signed Liaison Agreement on June 5, 2015– To promote the use of wireless mesh technology in appropriate areas of the

smart grid.– To promote benefits of interoperable, certified “standards based” products– To work with Indian spectrum authority to ensure appropriate rules are in

place


Current Status of Collaboration

TEPCO adopts Wi-SUN specification for Wireless Smart Utility Network.

Tokyo, Japan. – October 3, 2013 - The Wi-SUN® Alliance, a global ecosystem of organizations creating interoperable wireless solutions for use in energy management, smart-utility network applications, today announced that the Wi-SUN Alliance specification for the Wireless protocol between Smart Meter and Home Energy Management Systems has been selected by TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html) for its Wireless B route. TEPCO will deploy 27 million smart meters over the next 10 years.

The Wi-SUN ECHONET-Lite specification version 2 was made available for product development in August 2013. The specification provides for fully interoperable, multiple vendor implementations helping to simplify technology selection, installation and maintenance for consumers and custom installers alike. It includes an authentication and encryption process between smart meter and home energy management system (HEMS), and between HEMS and home electrical appliances.

"The Wi-SUN Specification is the most robust, reliable and scalable low power wireless standard for Home Energy Management Systems, and the technology of choice for world-leading service providers, installers and retailers," said Hiroshi Harada, NICT, Wi-SUN Alliance board co-chair and chair of the ECHONET WG.

"This marks a major success for Wi-SUN Alliance," said Phil Beecher, Chairman, "Our members have developed broad global specifications supported by a robust, open, testing and certification process. We have also worked extensively with other stakeholders to map these specifications to regional needs. We are honored that TEPCO, one of the world’s largest utilities,has provided this validation of the value of our collaborative, global, process.”


Current Status of Collaboration

NEW INDUSTRY COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE SMART GRID SYSTEM INTEROPERABILITY

OpenADR™ Alliance and Wi-SUN® Alliance Form Strategic Relationship to Advance Energy Efficiency

MORGAN HILL, Calif., TOYKO, Japan Feb., 25. 2014: The OpenADR Alliance and WI-SUN Alliance today announced a liaison agreement to more quickly accelerate the rollout of energy efficient program offerings. The two organizations will work together to enable interoperability between Smart Utility Networks and utility demand response programs based on the OpenADR specification.

“Both the Wi-SUN Alliance and the OpenADR Alliance are finding growing acceptance of their respective specifications globally,” said Barry Haaser, managing director, OpenADR Alliance. “It is important to enable interoperability between the two specifications to provide seamless connectivity between Wi-SUN based smart-utility networks and OpenADR based automated demand response programs.”

“This agreement will help energy providers deploy smart utility networks and automated demand response programs cost effectively and with confidence,” said Phil Beecher, chairman, Wi-SUN Alliance. “The two industry standards are highly complementary, offering Utility companies more flexibility in their demand response and energy management program offerings.”

OpenADR and Wi-SUN will collaborate with their respective members and will offer incentives to members to encourage joint participation in complementary activities.


Certification Status


• PHY Certification

– Appropriate for Silicon Vendors, Product Vendors, Module Vendors

– 8 Certified Products

• ECHONET Communications layer Profile Certification

– Communications profile for ECHONET “Route B” : 60+ Certified Products

– Communications profile for ECHONET HAN : 15+ Certified Products

• Approved Test Equipment

– 5 Approved TE implementations for PHY Certification Testing

– 6 Approved TE implementations for ECHONET Profile Certification Testing

Certified Products


Certificate Award Ceremony


Singapore Open HouseTokyo Open House(150 people participated)

Tokyo Open House Demo(Left: Tokyo Gas, Right: NICT) Singapore Open House @ Wi-SUN booth


Wi-SUN Open Houses

Wi-SUN Communications Highlights

• Multi-vendor interoperability

• Open standards

• Simple infrastructure

• Low cost, low complexity

• Strong security

• Proven technology

• Long range

• Reliable and resilient

• Energy friendly

• Robust certification program

• Support for Global frequency bands


Thank you for your kind attention

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