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ami and its inteGration with dms
4.5.2.2.3 DMS Polls Meter Data from the AMI e workflow of the
DMS polling meter data from the AMI consists of the following pro-
cesses: (1) e DMS pushes meter control commands to the AMI,
and (2) the AMI pushes the meter data back to the DMS. ese two
processes were discussed previously in this chapter.
4.5.3 e MDI Architecture Evaluation
To validate the MDI design and evaluate its quality attributes in
a real-world situation, we developed a prototype of the MDI layer
and a meter data load simulation system (the AMI simulator) using
Microsoft.NET Enterprise technologies, a simulation system that
can create various testing scenarios for the MDI layer by simulating
many smart meter operations (i.e., mete ...