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In the IntelliGrid Architecture Framework, standard,
technologies and best practices are described, covering their basic
capabilities, and, where relevant, their strengths and weaknesses with respect
to specific requirements within specific environments. These standards,
technologies, and best practices cover the industry-wide internet-based
technologies, media-specific technologies, security countermeasures, network
management solutions, system management practices, as well as existing power
industry-specific standards and the many legacy technologies.
These standards, technologies, and best practices are
categorized into the following groups. Detailed descriptions of each of these
can be found on IntelliGrid Architecture website and in Volume IV, Appendix D. Additional
information on Security is in Volume IV, Appendix A, and on Network Management,
Volume IV, Appendix B and Volume IV, Appendix C.
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Energy Industry
Technologies. The electric power industry has developed standards
and de facto technologies that meet their unique requirements. Although a few
of these technologies may be replaced over time by more industry-wide
technologies, most will continue to be used and evolved to meet specific needs.
Many already utilize or plan to utilize the IntelliGrid Architecture
Framework abstract object modeling, namespaces, and metadata repository
concepts outline above. In some instances, standards do not exist, and only
vendor-proprietary solutions are available at this time, particularly in the
Automated Meter Reading arena.
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Information Industry
Technologies. The ongoing development of the Internet has been a
substantial source of advancement in networking and distributed systems
development. It is important to distinguish, however, Internet-based
technologies, such as TCP/IP and XML, from
the use of the Internet itself. Using the existing Internet is an independent
decision that should be consistent with system management and security policies
from those organizations agreeing to use it. Internet technologies, and those
emerging from the next generation Internet development work, can be used
independently of existing Internet architecture. Internet-based technologies
have become prevalent throughout most industries, and many, such as TCP/IP
and HTML, are used almost to the exclusion of other equivalent technologies.
Increasingly, web services are being seen as the wave of the future.
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Security Technologies.
Security technologies have been primarily standardized through the ISO/IEC
and the IETF for Internet-based security.
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Network and Enterprise
Management. Network and enterprise management has matured in the
corporate arena, but has not yet significantly penetrated the operations arena,
where ad hoc solutions are more likely.
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Data Management Best
Practices. Data management best practices describe techniques for
handling data management issues that do not have any specific technology solutions,
such as Data Validation, Management of Manual Data Entry.
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Security Best Practices. Security best practices identify
the standards that specify methods or techniques that are important for
security, such as Security Policies and Security Training.
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