Strategic aspects of cooperation between telecommunication and the energy sector perspectives from a DSO Emmanuel Villalta Head of Access Networks, Telecom Department, Enedis Chair of Spectrum Committee, EUTC 30/06/2016
01 Update from the Radio Spectrum of the European Utility Telecom Council (EUTC)
Why electricity is so important in today s society Many national services and infrastructures rely on electricity: Industrial processes Public transport -one day private transport too- And of course telecommunications! 3
A critical need for communications Thereforeutilities (especiallydsos) needtelecommunicationsservices thatare : Reliable Secure Costeffective Storm Resilient Efficient SCADA/RTUs (data) and control center/technicians (mainlyvoicebut more and more data) communication 4
Use of commercial networks vs. private networks When utility requirements are close to the target audience of the telcos, it s an easy choice But when additional requirements are added for mission critical services, e.g.: Coverage (important RTUs even in remote areas) Latency (for safety reasons) Security (physical separation of critical data) Resilience (to escape the vicious circle no electricity/no telecommunications ) Then utilities may have to resort to using a private network. 5
Why spectrum? And what has to be done? EUTC is working with the Commercial Communication providers, the European Commission, National and Regional Agencies and projects such as ENERGISE to ensure an understanding of the needs and communication requirements of Utilities such that the most efficient commercial and technical use of private and commercial solutions can be delivered for utility use. Even if some utilities can deploy fibre networks, the cost-effectiveness and coverage requirements tip the scales in favour of wireless communications. Spectrum is needed. Utilities are not recognised users of spectrum by the World Radio Council, a situation EUTC and its global family (UTC, AUTC, UTCC, UTCLA) are trying to rectify. 6
First steps in the recognition of utilities as spectrum user We currently have a Technical Report draft in the ETSI standardization process, hosted by ERM-TGDMR : DTR/ERM-TGDMR-340 Smart Grid Systems suitable for Utility Operations, and spectrum requirements. The TR highlights: Systems suitable for Smart Grids, e.g. to include at least the following essential criteria: very high link availability >30km link lengths priority access, stringent end-to-end latency requirements coverage to remote / unpopulated areas licensed self-managed spectrum in a variety of bands (e.g. 400 MHz [including the FIXED / MOBILE sub-bands that have a European Common Allocation for Mobile systems and] 1400 / 1500 MHz) ability for Best Practice resilient operation. The essential requirements for systems suitable for other Utility Operations radio systems. The long-term spectrum requirements for Utilities 7
02 Enedis approach for cooperation towards telecoms
Enedis in a few figures 1.3 million km of lines MV: 700 000 km LV: 600 000 km 35 million customers 39 000 employees Operation area: more than 500 000 km² 9
Wired communications For wired communications, Enedis rely on commercial operators services A few exceptions : Linkysmart meters communicate between customer homes and MV/LV substations in PLC In Paris, a copper/fo networks is operated by Enedis No plan (even long term) to deploy a FO network But we can facilitate the deployment of fibre optics by offering to use our poles and ducts THD project Target: local authorities and operators 10
Wireless communication We operate a private 70 MHZ radio network in addition to the mobile phones used by our technicians on the field Today, it is the key to escape the no electricity/no telecommunications vicious circle It also supports the control/command of 20 000+ legacy RTUs But it can t accommodate the new devices/rtus IP based protocols More verbose Possible cyber-attacks: remote administration is required New smart grid operations Always connected Continuous flows of data 11
Wireless communication The default choice will be operated M2M services But how can we make it more reliable and more cost-effective? We are now studying the benefits of euicc If the SIM card is not owned by the operator, we can lower the costs of reversibility (costs we may have to pay each time we sign a new contract) It should allow a dynamic MNO switching when the main MNO is down 12
Cooperation with telcos in crisis management situations The dialogue can take place at different levels Between vitally important industries, in state-led processes In advance, to prepare strategic plans (e.g. river Seine flooding in Paris) In emergency, to get the job done Between large nationwide network operators To exchange best practices Of course we already share some radio sites Between client and supplier Beware: even if Enedis is a client of operator A, operators B (and C, D...) are likely to be clients of Enedis 13
Food for thoughts for the Co-operation in critical operation status working group Can an operator (with its commercial network) and a utility (with its private network) be partners in the creation of a sovereign PPDR network? Can win-win procedures be established for a quicker resolution of crisis situations? Installation of mobile generators for the most useful BTS Deployment of mobile BTS where needed to restore the grid Can a utility negotiate a premium service? Warranty for no SPOF between normal and backup communication for most critical sites Priority for utility critical communications Better power backup supply for a subset of BTS 14
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