Chapter 10
Smart Grid
Communication Network
and Its Applications
Zhao Li, Dmitry Ishchenko, Fang Yang and *Yanzhu Ye
ABB US Corp. Research Center, USA, {Zhao.Li, Dmitry.Ishchenko,
Fang.Yang}@us.abb.com
*Energy Management Department, NEC Laboratories America, Inc. Cuper-
tino, CA yanzhuye@sv.nec-labs.com
10.1 Introduction .................................................... 276
10.2 AMI and Its Applications ...................................... 278
10.2.1 Background ............................................ 278
10.2.2 The AMI Infrastructure ............................... 278
10.2.2.1 The AMI Metering System ................. 279
10.2.2.2 AMI Communication Network ............. 279
10.2.2.3 The Meter Data Management System ..... 281
10.2.3 The Standar ...