Utility communications architecture

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6122328

Integrating communications helps utilities realize the full potential of communications facilities for providing diversified new business opportunities, increasing operational efficiency, improving productivity, and enhance customer service. This volume, the last of six volumes, summarizes results from EPRI's Utility Communications Architecture (UCA) project, reproducing representative sections of each volume. The UCA Specification Version 1.0 focuses on specific communications requirements of the electric utility industry. The first phase of the project identified information requirements within an electric utility. Two host utilities, Houston Lighting Power Company and Pacific Gas Electric Company, participated in the project, providing an industry perspective. Teams of industry experts in each of six defined utility functional areas reviewed host utility communications requirements and broadened these to reflect an industrywide perspective. Subsequent UCA phases assessed communications standards in light utility requirements and selected standards for inclusion in the specification. Many of the deliverables were examined during a UCA workshop in June 1990. Vendors and system integrators then reviewed a draft of the UCA specification. Finally, overall project findings were presented to utilities and vendors. This report is written for the utility executive, telecommunications manager, or functional manager who would like a synopsis of EPRI's UCA project and is not sure about which volumes would be most helpful. This summary reference enables users to determine which of the detailed UCA reports would be most useful for their particular needs.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Andersen Consulting, Chicago, IL (United States); Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Ramon, CA (United States); Houston Lighting and Power Co., TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6122328
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EL-7547-Vol.6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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