IEEE 1703-2012

In the “Protocol Specification for ANSI Type 2 Optical Port” Standard (ANSI C12.18/MC12.18/IEEE 1701), a point-to-point protocol was developed to transport table data over an optical connection. The ANSI C12.18 / MC12.18/IEEE 1701 protocol include an application language called Protocol Specification for Electric Metering (PSEM) that allows applications to read and write Tables. The “Protocol Specification for Telephone Modem Communication” (ANSI C12.21/MC12.18/IEEE 1702) was then developed to allow devices to use PSEM to transport Tables over telephone modems. This standard extends the concepts of ANSI C12.18/MC12.18/IEEE 1701, ANSI C12.21/MC12.18/IEEE 1702, and ANSI C12.19/MC12.19/ IEEE 1377 standards to allow transport of Table data over any reliable networking communications system. Note that in this use of the word, “reliable” means that for every message sent, the sender receives a response at its option: either a positive acknowledgment or an error message. That is, messages cannot fail silently in a reliable network (see discussion of Reliable Stream Transport Service in IPPA [B1]).2 In addition, this standard describes an optionally exposed point-to-point interface between a C12.22 Device and a C12.22 Communications Module designed to attach to “any” network. The terms “C12.22 XXXX” (e.g., C12.22 Device) were introduced by ANSI C12.22-2008. These terms can be interchangeably replaced with the terms “IEEE 1703 XXXX”; i.e., the IEEE 1703 Device is the same as the ANSI C12.22 Device and the IEEE 1703 Communication Module is the same as the C12.22 thiCommunication Module. However, since this standard was originally developed under the auspice of ANSI C12 SC17 WG1, the document terminology is based on C12.22 terms. Furthermore,s standard defines a methodology to capture, translate, and transmit one-way device messages (blurts).

The Utility Industry has a need for a standard that provides an operable gplug-and-playh environment for field devices (e.g., meters, communication modules, and Utility systems). The purpose of this standard is to define the network framework and means to transport the Utility End Device Data Tables via any Local area / Wide area network for use by enterprise systems in a multi-source environment. This standard is intended to accommodate the concept of an advanced metering infrastructure such as that identified by the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability of the U.S. Department of Energy; the Smart Metering Initiative of the Ontario Ministry of Energy (Canada); and the stated requirements of Measurement Canada for the approval of a metering device for use in Canada. This standard is to provide a uniform, managed, adaptive, and secured network data and message delivery system for Utility End Devices and ancillary devices (e.g., home appliances and communication technology) that can operate in a gplug-and-playh and gend-to-endh multi-source enterprise AMI environment, in a manner that allows independence from the underlying network implementation (i.e., an End Device can implement this standard by utilizing a transceiver that is independent of the meterfs metrology logic and for the meter not to depend on the design of the network that is serviced by that transceiver). The independence from the underlying native network protects the End Device from premature obsolescence that may occur as networks may come and go. This standard extends the definitions provided by IEEE Std 1377-2012 to include provisions for enterprise-level asset management, data management, and uniform data exchange interfaces, through the use of network and relay tables and services. In addition, it is to provide all the necessary support services needed to deploy, commission, notify, manage, and access End Devices in a manner that preserves the privacy, security, and integrity of the network.

New IEEE Standard - Inactive-Reserved. A set of application layer messaging services are provided in this standard that are applicable for the enterprise and End Device ends of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). The application services include those useful for managing the AMI network assets defined by this standard. These messages may be transported over a wide range of underlying network transports such as TCP/IP, UDP, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4 IEEE 802.16, PLC, and SMS over GSM, over a wide range of physical media. Additionally, interfaces are defined for a Communication Module and a Local Port (e.g., an IEEE 1701 optical port).The described protocol is tailored for, but not limited to, the transport of IEEE 1377 Table data.Also, a means by which information can be sent in a secure manner using AES-128 and the EAX' mode is provided in this standard. This standard was developed jointly with ANSI (published as ANSI C12.22) and Measurement Canada (published as MC12.22).