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 ...

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...

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 Ministr...