This document gives an brief introduct of the 61850 protocal.2 u' X9 m9 ~: X& D9 V, f
' u) x( Z+ G* aIEC 618509 i. v+ a1 z7 s% ]9 L: F
Communications Networks and Systems in Substations- L7 k, w" o3 a h
• Specifies Unified Schema for Organizing Data in Heterogeneous Power System Devices L" V* p5 v, m6 X$ g
• Enables Integrated Automation of Power Systems in Substations3 D& s0 {$ U. K3 P. J
• Mu-4000 Identifies Vulnerabilities in IEC 61850 Implementations ' Q; J1 V, f8 Z1 x! _. [Where is IEC 61850 Used?6 J x& u' S" z. g% S5 @" C( ?& V5 a
The Communications Networks and Systems in Substations- b6 ?2 o" X$ u8 s1 S" U" x. V
protocol (IEC 61850) enables a new networking approach6 [- g) F6 A/ r. @2 u$ Y" l$ ^
for power system automation in substations. Traditional. E1 k7 j& u7 c7 P1 w/ m! g/ q
communications were geared around slow transmission% u0 v& D) M9 l1 H/ M% G
speeds, which constrained the rate of data flow and forced # D6 ^6 n- t7 P3 A% ~; e. i5 goperators to configure and operate power systems on an4 q, @$ z/ M, j2 }: x
expensive, mostly manual basis. IEC 61850 was designed 2 }9 j! `! R8 |, V3 i ?for higher-speed networks that can carry more data. More5 _9 B9 R+ a+ E: Z& t+ v' J9 d8 Y
capacity and speed enables automated control actions that. Y* s6 b3 Y6 b$ i/ x
are initiated by computers in the substation rather than by a ' _$ o$ y7 t' ]5 rhuman at a distant central site. The protocol specifies how : h- d& {/ A) L1 ]4 v& ]& Qpower system devices should organize data in a consistent 2 F. o+ e) m( p0 [, ~% I1 k! Jway for all types and brands of devices, and related services. , m$ u1 M! w: t$ v9 }- D, s& DThe abstraction of data items/objects and services provided by IEC 61850 are independent of underlying protocols. This abstract data model 4 L: K4 E( {" N" ?" ois mapped to a specific protocol stack based on MMS (ISO/IEC 9506), TCP/IP and Ethernet.