Overview:

Electric power system delivery has often been cited as the greatest and most complex mechanism ever built. It consists of a vast amount of infrastructure including wires, cables, towers, transformers and circuit breakers. The so-called Smart Grid is expected to bring dramatic improvements in everything from general network management to demand response and other demand-side improvements. Ultimately it will help the supply-side as new technologies are implemented that create efficiencies for utilities.

While there are many potential approaches for communications and signaling, including fixed network broadband and various wireless methods and procedures, Fourth Generation (4G) cellular (specifically LTE) is a viable option for implementation and operation. This report evaluates current Smart Grid infrastructure and applications and looks into its future. This research analyzes the role of telecommunication in Smart Grid applications and the specific benefits of the LTE. The reader will be able to identify and understand the benefits of the LTE as well as challenges and potential solutions.

Audience:

Smart Grid infrastructure, services and integration companies
Telecom operators and other broadband service providers
LTE application developers and service integrators
Next Generation application and service providers
LTE infrastructure and equipment providers
Infrastructure privacy/security companies
OSS/BSS vendors and service providers
Electrical utilities
Governmental Agencies
 

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2.0 SMART GRID

2.1 DRIVERS FOR SMART GRID

2.2 SMART GRID FUNCTIONALITY

2.3 THE SMART GRID BENEFITS FOR THE CONSUMER AND THE ENTERPRISE

2.4 SMART GRID ARCHITECTURE

2.4.1 GOALS OF THE SMART GRID

2.4.2 FUTURE TRENDS OF THE SMART GRID

2.4.3 CASE STUDY: USING THE SMART GRID

2.4.4 SMART GRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES

3.0 SMART GRID IN LTE

3.1 TELECOMS AND SMART GRID

3.2 EVOLUTION OF THE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY

3.3 FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A UNIVERSAL RADIO ENVIRONMENT

3.4 FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A UNIVERSAL RADIO ENVIRONMENT TDD SYSTEM

3.5 FEATURES OF FUTURE TDD SYSTEM

3.6 CHALLENGES OF THE TDD SYSTEM

3.7 THE UPCOMING TECHNOLOGY OF TDD SYSTEM

3.8 TDD TOPOLOGY

3.9 RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN)

3.9.1 ENERGY SAVING IN LTE

3.10 WORLDWIDE LTE DEPLOYMENT

3.10.1 LTE DEPLOYMENT PLANS BY COMPANY

3.10.2 LTE DEPLOYMENT PLANS BY REGION

3.10.3 THE US MARKET

3.10.4 THE MEXICAN MARKET

3.10.5 THE CANADIAN MARKET

3.10.6 THE PUERTO RICAN MARKET

3.10.7 THE COLOMBIAN MARKET

3.10.8 CHILE MARKET

3.10.9 THE BRAZILIAN MARKET

3.10.10 ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI)

3.10.11 AMI NETWORK

3.10.12 DEPLOYING AMI

3.10.13 SMART METERS

3.10.14 EVOLUTION OF THE SMART GRID

3.11 CASE STUDY: HOW CAN WIRELESS NETWORKS SUPPORTS THE SMART GRID

3.11.1 RADIO FREQUENCY MESH NETWORKS

3.12 3G NETWORK SUPPORT FOR THE SMART GRID

3.12.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF 3G SYSTEMS

3.12.2 3G NETWORKS SUPPORT FOR THE SMART GRID

3.13 MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M) AND SMART GRID

3.13.1 M2M BUILDING BLOCKS

3.13.2 M2M EVOLUTION

3.13.3 WIRELESS TRANSPORT OF M2M DATA TO AND FROM THE MONITORING FACILITY

3.13.4 THE BACK-END OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

3.13.5 M2M SOLUTION BUILDING BLOCKS: A MORE IN-DEPTH VIEW

3.13.6 THE MACHINE THE CUSTOMER INTENDS TO MONITOR AND CONTROL

3.13.7 THE IN-FIELD HARDWARE DEVICE CREATED BY THE HARDWARE VENDOR

3.13.8 WIRELESS NETWORK

3.13.9 THE BACK-END SERVER

3.13.10 THE INTERNET

3.13.11 THE CUSTOMER FACILITY FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING THE MACHINES

3.13.13 WIMAX

3.13.14 ZIGBEE

3.13.15 6LOWPAN

3.14 LATEST AND UPCOMING TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELECOM IN THE M2M DOMAIN

3.14.1 PICOCELL

3.14.2 FEMTOCELL

3.14.3 MICROCELLS

3.14.4 ADVANTAGES AND WORKING PRINCIPLE

3.14.5 PROTOTYPE OF ZEPPELIN BASED COMMUNICATION BACKBONE

3.14.6 OVERVIEW

3.14.7 PRODUCT ANALYSIS

3.14.8 MAXIMUM DURATION ALOFT: 18 MONTHS

3.14.9 3G

3.14.10 4G

3.14.11 KNOWN BOTTLENECKS IN 4G

3.14.12 LTE

3.14.13 INTELLIGENT SENSORS

3.15 M2M APPLICATIONS

3.15.1 M2M IN AUTOMATION

3.15.2 M2M IN TELECOMMUNICATION

3.15.3 M2M IN ENERGY AND SMART METERING SYSTEM

3.16 WIMAX SUPPORT FOR THE SMART GRID

3.17 LTE AND 4G SUPPORT FOR THE SMART GRID

3.18 LTE IN GENERAL

3.18.1 HISTORY OF NGN AND LTE

3.18.2 LTE KEY TECHNOLOGIES

3.19 LTE ARCHITECTURE

3.19.1 SERVICE ARCHITECTURE

3.20 MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4TH GENERATION AND LTE

3.20.1 TARGET OF 4G SYSTEM

3.20.2 APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES OF 4G SYSTEM

3.20.3 TELE PRESENCE

3.20.4 INFORMATION ACCESS

3.20.5 INTER-MACHINE COMMUNICATION

3.20.6 INTELLIGENT SHOPPING

3.20.7 LOCATION-BASED SERVICES

3.20.8 LBS IN GENERAL

3.20.9 TECHNIQUES

3.20.10 CELL ID-BASED LOCATION

3.20.11 TERMINAL-BASED LOCATION TECHNIQUES

3.20.12 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)

3.20.13 GPS DISADVANTAGES

3.20.14 LOCATION ARCHITECTURE AND INTERFACES

3.20.15 PROTOCOLS BASED ON PLAIN-TEXT XML

3.20.16 ROAMING LOCATION PROTOCOL (RLP)

3.20.17 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MLP AND RLP

3.20.18 ADDING LOCATION VALUE

3.20.19 APPLICATIONS AND CONTENT

3.20.20 KEY SERVICE ADVANCES

3.20.21 DEVICES DEVELOPMENTS

3.20.22 NETWORK INTERFACES

3.20.23 MOBILE INTERFACES

3.20.24 HIGH-PERFORMANCE BROADBAND SYSTEMS STRATEGIES

3.20.25 EDGE/HSPA/LTE FEATURES

3.20.26 ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES TO

3.21 MIGRATION FROM THE CURRENT NETWORKS TO LTE STRATEGIES

3.21.1 WIMAX WITH LTE

3.22 COMPARISON BETWEEN LTE SOLUTIONS

3.22.1 THROUGHPUT PERFORMANCE

3.23 LTE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

3.23.1 LATENCY

3.23.2 EFFICIENCY

3.23.1 LTE BENEFITS FOR THE SMART GRID

3.24 FEMTOCELL TECHNOLOGY

3.24.1 FEMTOCELL FEATURES

3.24.2 FEMTOCELL ISSUES

3.24.3 DEPLOYING LTE FEMTOCELL STRATEGIES

3.24.4 FEMTOCELL ACCESS CONTROL STRATEGY

3.24.5 LTE FEMTOCELL TECHNICAL ISSUES

3.24.6 PRIVACY OF FEMTOCELL

3.25 LTE FEMTOCELL APPLICATIONS AND INTEGRATIONS

3.25.1 USING RFID WITH FEMTOCELLS

3.25.2 USING WIRELESS SENSORS

3.25.3 FUTURE OF FEMTOCELLS

3.25.4 ROI OF THE FEMTOCELLS

3.25.5 FEMTOCELL SUPPORT FOR THE SMART GRID APPLICATIONS

4.0 SMART GRID MARKET OUTLOOK

4.1 WORLDWIDE ELECTRICITY DEMAND FOR THE SMART GRID

4.1.1 ELECTRICITY DEMAND AND THE USE OF THE SMART GRID