2017-10 The Impact of 5G Telecommunications Technology on US Grid Modernization 2017–2025 30页

Contents
Acknowledgments....................................................... iii
1.0 Communication Technology Evolution – A Challenge for Utilities .................... 1
1.1 Why 5G is Not the Answer to Utility Communication Dreams................... 1
1.2 Some Useful Background.................................................... 1
1.3 Typical Utility Communications............................................... 3
1.4 Substation Connectivity ...................................................................... 4
1.5 Distribution Grid Communications...................................................... 4
1.6 Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)............................................ 4
1.7 SP Backhaul – 3G, 4G, LTE ......................................................... 4
1.8 Performance Characteristics of Mesh Networks ................... 5
1.9 Performance Characteristics of Cellular Networks .................... 6
1.10 What about LTE Peer-to-Peer? ..................................................... 7
2.0 Device Connectivity and the Internet of Things (IoT) .......................... 8
2.1 WiFi................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Bluetooth .................................................................................... 8
2.3 Also-Rans: Zigbee, Z-wave, CEBus ...................................... 8
2.3.1 Zigbee......................................................................... 8
2.3.2 Z-wave and CEBus............................................................................................................ 9
3.0 Communication Technology Time Horizons – A Challenge for Utilities......................................... 10
4.0 Telecommunications Service Providers Must Evolve or Die............................................................ 11
4.1 TDM is Going Away.................................................................................................................. 11
4.2 Mobile Telephony ...................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 An Example from the Automotive Industry............................................................................... 13
4.4 Specific Utility Example ............................................................................................................ 13
4.5 SP Drivers .................................................................................................................................. 13
4.6 5G............................................................................................................................................... 14
4.7 5G Implications for Utility Infrastructure .................................................................................. 16
5.0 Technology Time Horizons Challenge Utilities ................................................................................. 17
6.0 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................... 17