Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
FCC Public Notice on the Implementation of
Smart Grid Technology
Date: 2009-09-21
Authors:
Name
Company
Address
email
klerer@qualcomm.com
Mark Klerer
Qualcomm
John Notor
Cadence Design San Jose, CA
Systems, Inc.
Submission
Phone
Slide 1
408.799.2738
jnotor@cadence.com
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
Outline
Outline
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Submission
Background
Suitability of Communications Technologies
Availability of Communications Networks
Spectrum
Real-time Data
Home Area Networks
Timeline and How to Comment
Slide 2
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 directs the FCC to
include “a plan for the use
of broadband infrastructure and services in
Background
advancing . . . Energy independence and efficiency” as a part of its effort in
developing a National Broadband Plan.
• The FCC held a workshop on August 25, 2009 titled “Smart Grid,
Broadband and Climate Change”
• FCC, on September 4, 2009 released a Public Notice titled “Comment
Sought on the Implementation of Smart grid Technology”.
• Comments are due by October 2, 2009.
• The Smart Grid NOI document may be downloaded from: http://www.fcc.gov/.
Scroll down to 09/04/09 docs to find the document.
• The FCC seeks comment on five broad areas:
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Submission
Suitability of Communications Technologies
Availability of Communications Networks
Spectrum
Real-time Data
Home Area Networks
Slide 3
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
• Comments are sought on the suitability of various networks and
Suitability
Communications
Technologies
technologies
for Smartof
Grid
applications.
• What are the network requirements for each SG application
• Latency, bandwidth, throughput, coverage, reliability, etc?
• Which communications technologies and networks meet these
requirements?
• Comment with focus on how the 802 technologies can satisfy a great
variety application requirements
• What type of network technologies are most commonly used in Smart
Grid applications?
• Are current commercial communications networks adequate for
deploying Smart Grid Applications?
• How reliable are commercial wireless networks for carrying Smart Grid
data?
Submission
Slide 4
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
• Electric utilities
offer service
in many geographies Networks
where no existing
Availability
of Communications
suitable communications networks currently exist (for last-mile,
aggregation point data backhaul, and utility control systems).
• What percentage of electric substations, other key control
infrastructure, and potential Smart Grid communications nodes have no
access to suitable communications networks?
• What constitutes suitable communications networks for different types
of control infrastructure?
• What percentage of homes have no access to suitable communications
networks for Smart Grid applications (either for last-mile, or
aggregation point connectivity)?
• In areas where suitable communications networks exist, are there other
impediments preventing the use of these networks for Smart Grid
communications?
Submission
Slide 5
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
• Smart Grid systems are deployed using a variety of communications
technologies, including public
and private wireless networks, using
Spectrum
licensed and unlicensed spectrum.
• How widely used is licensed spectrum for Smart Grid applications
(utility-owned, leased, or vendor-operated)?
• How widely used is unlicensed spectrum?
• Have wireless Smart Grid applications using unlicensed spectrum
encountered interference problems? What mitigati0on techniques have
been applied?
• Are current spectrum bands currently used by power utilities enough to
meet the needs of Smart Grid communications?
• Is additional spectrum required for Smart Grid applications ?
• Describe the inadequacy of the currently available spectrum in terms
of the following parameters:
• Latency, Throughput, Security, Coverage, Spectrum allocation
and international coordination.
Submission
Slide 6
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
• The goal of the Smart Grid is to enable utility companies and their
customers to reduce energy
consumptionData
using a variety of technologies
Real-time
and methods. To accomplish this goal the consumer needs to be provided
with real-time rate information and the utility needs to be able to collect
real time data and exert real time control.
• In current Smart Meter deployments, what percentage of customers
have access to real-time consumption and/or pricing data?
• How should third-party application developers and device makers use
this data?
• How can strong privacy and security requirements be satisfied?
• What uses of real-time consumption and pricing data have been shown
most effective in reducing peak load and total consumption?
• Are there benefits to providing consumers more granular consumption
data?
• What are the implications of opening real-time consumption data to
consumers and the energy management devices and applications they
choose to connect?
Submission
Slide 7
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
Timeline and How to Comment
• Timeline
• Comments must be filed with the FCC by October 2, 2009
• Approval by EC (5 day letter ballot) by October 1, 2009
• Complete 802.18 approved submission by September 24, 2009
• Comment drafting process from September 22-24, 2009.
• WGs which wish to submit comments need to get inputs to 802.18 by
Wednesday PM1 to allow time to edit and coordinate a final draft.
Submission
Slide 8
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Sept 2009
doc.: IEEE 802.18-09/102r0
• How to Comment:
Timeline and How to Comment
• Work with your WG and IEEE 802.18 to develop comments coordinated
with all the IEEE 802 wireless WGs.
• FCC Submission Requirements
• Comments should refer to GN Docket Nos. 09-47, 09-51, and 09-137.
• Title comments responsive to the Notice as “Comments—NBP Public
Notice #2.”
• It is strongly suggested that responses to the Notice adhere to the
organization and structure of the questions in this Notice. (The slides
preserve this structure, except for paragraph and list numbering).
• Comments may be filed using (1) the Commission’s Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal Government’s eRulemaking Portal,
or (3) by filing paper copies.
• Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the
Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ or the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov
Submission
Slide 9
John Notor, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.