Bandwidth and security requirements for smart grid

Kinan Ghanem; Rameez Asif; Stephen Ugwuanyi; James Irvine

doi:10.1109/ISGT-Europe47291.2020.9248932

Bandwidth and security requirements for smart grid

Kinan Ghanem, Rameez Asif, Stephen Ugwuanyi, James Irvine

School of Computing Sciences

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Abstract

With the evolution of smart grid and applications, power distribution networks need scalable, flexible, distributed and secure end-to-end communication. This work aims to highlight the necessary bandwidth that is needed to effectively monitor and communicate with all the secondary substations of Distribution Network Operators (DNOs). In order to determine the bandwidth requirements, the current and future applications in each secondary substation should be known. Two levels of security are employed - IPsec and TLS - to give flexibility and resilience. Different test scenarios and several setups were employed on a fully secured IP based Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) through an IEC 62870-05-104 protocol, aiming to understand the bandwidth cost of different security techniques. The analysis depicts an average of 2-3 fold increase in bandwidth if both IPsec and TLS are used be to secure the connected asset.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2020 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2020
Publisher	The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	36-40
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-7100-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-Europe47291.2020.9248932
Publication status	Published - 26 Oct 2020

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Name	IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe
Volume	2020-October

UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Bandwidth
Encryption
IP Security
Networks
Power Utility
Smart Grid
Spectrum
TLS and Distribution Network Operators

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Ghanem, K., Asif, R., Ugwuanyi, S., & Irvine, J. (2020). Bandwidth and security requirements for smart grid. In Proceedings of 2020 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2020 (pp. 36-40). Article 9248932 (IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe; Vol. 2020-October). The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-Europe47291.2020.9248932

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Ghanem, K, Asif, R, Ugwuanyi, S & Irvine, J 2020, Bandwidth and security requirements for smart grid. in Proceedings of 2020 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2020., 9248932, IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe, vol. 2020-October, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 36-40. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-Europe47291.2020.9248932

Bandwidth and security requirements for smart grid. / Ghanem, Kinan; Asif, Rameez; Ugwuanyi, Stephen et al.
Proceedings of 2020 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2020. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020. p. 36-40 9248932 (IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe; Vol. 2020-October).

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Bandwidth and security requirements for smart grid

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