From housley@vigilsec.com Thu Feb 7 09:01:09 2013 Return-Path: X-Original-To: smartobjectdir@ietfa.amsl.com Delivered-To: smartobjectdir@ietfa.amsl.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20F0821F8BAB for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:01:09 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at amsl.com X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -102.587 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-102.587 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.011, BAYES_00=-2.599, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, USER_IN_WHITELIST=-100] Received: from mail.ietf.org ([64.170.98.30]) by localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id mOv9bQwJVB-1 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:01:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from odin.smetech.net (mail.smetech.net [208.254.26.82]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3890821F86CD for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:01:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (unknown [208.254.26.81]) by odin.smetech.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D091A9A4013 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 12:01:26 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smetech.net Received: from odin.smetech.net ([208.254.26.82]) by localhost (ronin.smetech.net [208.254.26.81]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id mUXcPuAyQu10 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 12:00:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from v150.vpn.iad.rg.net (v150.vpn.iad.rg.net [198.180.150.150]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by odin.smetech.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D2D89A4024 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2013 12:01:19 -0500 (EST) From: Russ Housley Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-30--302833072 Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 12:00:56 -0500 References: <70822b880cc115d139165e7a529fd58f@smtp3.ymlpsrv.net> To: IETF SmartObjectDir Message-Id: <2A08140A-020D-4EEA-88F8-A7F702E1AC87@vigilsec.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) Subject: [smartobjectdir] Fwd: Plenary Voting Results X-BeenThere: smartobjectdir@ietf.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:01:09 -0000 --Apple-Mail-30--302833072 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 FYI Begin forwarded message: > From: SGIP > Date: February 7, 2013 8:20:08 AM EST > To: chair@ietf.org > Subject: Plenary Voting Results > Reply-To: membership@sgip.org >=20 > =20 >=20 > =20 > =20 > Voting on 14 standards for inclusion in the SGIP=92s Catalog of = Standards (CoS) completed on January, 31, 2013. These standards were = introduced to the Governing Board at the December SGIP Face to Face = meeting in Irving, Texas at Grid-Interop. The CoS process requires the = Governing Board (now named the Board of Directors in the transitioned = organization) to vote on each standard for inclusion. The voting = results are then provided to the SGIP Plenary (now called Members) as = recommendations. The voting process requires a quorum of greater than = 50% of the eligible members to participate with 75% majority vote for = the inclusion of the standard. > =20 > Thirteen of the 14 candidate standards were voted into the CoS, = bringing the total number of standards currently in the CoS to 56. The = newly added standards include: > NAESB REQ 21=20 > Energy Services Provider Interface (ESPI) builds on the NAESB Energy = Usage Information (EUI) Model and, subject to the Governing Documents = and any requirements of the Applicable Regulatory Authority, will help = enable Retail Customers to share Energy Usage Information with Third = Parties who have acquired the right to act in this role. ESPI will = provide a consistent method for Retail Customers to authorize a Third = Party to gain access to Energy Usage Information. >=20 > NAESB REQ 22 > Establishes voluntary Model Business Practices for Third Party access = to Smart Meter-based information. These business practices are intended = only to serve as flexible guidelines rather than requirements, with the = onus on regulatory authorities or similar bodies to establish the actual = requirements. >=20 > IEC 62351 Parts 1 =96 7 > The scope of the IEC 62351 series is information security for power = system control operations. The primary objective is to undertake the = development of standards for security of the communication protocols = defined by IEC TC 57, specifically the IEC 60870-5 series, the IEC = 60870-6 series, the IEC 61850 series, the IEC 61970 series, and the IEC = 61968 series. Another objective is to undertake the development of = standards and/or technical reports on end-to-end security issues. > IEC 62351-1: Communication network and system security =96 = Introduction to security issues > IEC 62351-2: Glossary of terms > IEC 62351-3: Communication network and system security =96 Profiles = including TCP/IP > IEC 62351-4: Profiles including MMS > IEC 62351-5: Security for IEC 60870-5 and derivatives > IEC 62351-6: Security for IEC 61850 > IEC 62351-7: Network and system management (NSM) data object models >=20 > ITU-T G.9960 > (Unified High-Speed Wireline-based Home Networking Transceivers =96 = System Architecture and PHY Layer Specification (G.hn/PHY)) specifies = the system architecture and physical (PHY) layer for wireline-based home = networking transceivers capable of operating over premises wiring = including inside telephone wiring, coaxial cable, and power line wiring. = It complements the data link layer (DLL) specification in Recommendation = ITU-T G.9961. >=20 > ITU-T G.9972 > This standard specifies a coexistence mechanism for networking = transceivers capable of operating over electrical power lines. The = coexistence mechanism allows compliant devices on the same power line = wiring to coexist with other devices implementing G.9972. >=20 > NISTIR 7862 > Power Line Communication (PLC) systems provide a bi-directional = communication platform capable of delivering data for a variety of Smart = Grid applications such as home energy management and intelligent meter = reading and control. One benefit of applying power line communication on = power grid is that it provides an infrastructure that is much more = comprehensive and widespread than other wired/wireless alternatives. The = use of PLC in the home network enables home appliances and home energy = management systems to communicate with no additional wiring and minimal = configuration by the home owners. >=20 > IEEE 1901-2010 > Defines a standard for high-speed communication devices via electric = power lines, so-called broadband over power line (BPL) devices. This = standard focuses on the balanced and efficient use of the power line = communications channel by all classes of BPL devices, defining detailed = mechanisms for coexistence and interoperability between different BPL = devices, and assuring that desired bandwidth and quality of service may = be delivered. > The final count concluded that more work was required on consensus = agreement between the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies = (AEIC) and the electric meter manufacturing stakeholder community on its = =93Smart Grid/AEIC AMI Interoperability Standard Guidelines for ANSI = C12.19 End Device Communications and Supporting Enterprise Devices, = Networks and Related Accessories.=94 The objective of this Priority = Action Plan (PAP) led activity was to develop a smaller set of data = tables that could meet the needs of most utilities and simplify the = meter procurement process. The AEIC had previously developed a = guideline in 1998 to help utilities use the ANSI C12.19-1997 standard, = and the PAP-05 Working Group accepted the AEIC offer to revise its = guidelines to meet the PAP objectives. > =20 > In the coming weeks, the SGIP Board of Directors will consider whether = a significant =93standards gap=94 remains, and may propose establishing = a new Priority Action Plan (PAP) to address it. SGIP members are = encouraged to provide input on a potential PAP proposal and interested = non-members are encouraged to join the SGIP to participate. > =20 > =20 > Still haven't joined SGIP? Apply today! > Unsubscribe / Change Profile=20 > Powered by YMLP >=20 --Apple-Mail-30--302833072 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
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Date: February 7, 2013 = 8:20:08 AM EST
Subject: Plenary Voting = Results
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Voting on 14 standards for inclusion in the = SGIP=92s Catalog of Standards (CoS) completed on January, 31, = 2013.  These standards were introduced to the Governing Board at = the December SGIP Face to Face meeting in Irving, Texas at = Grid-Interop.  The CoS process requires the Governing Board (now = named the Board of Directors in the transitioned organization) to vote = on each standard for inclusion.  The voting results are then = provided to the SGIP Plenary (now called Members) as = recommendations.  The voting process requires a quorum of greater = than 50% of the eligible members to participate with 75% majority vote = for the inclusion of the standard.
 
Thirteen = of the 14 candidate standards were voted into the CoS, bringing the = total number of standards currently in the CoS to 56.  The newly = added standards include:
  • NAESB REQ 21 
    Energy Services Provider Interface (ESPI) builds on the NAESB Energy = Usage Information (EUI) Model and, subject to the Governing Documents = and any requirements of the Applicable Regulatory Authority, will help = enable Retail Customers to share Energy Usage Information with Third = Parties who have acquired the right to act in this role. ESPI will = provide a consistent method for Retail Customers to authorize a Third = Party to gain access to Energy Usage Information.

  • NAESB REQ 22
    Establishes = voluntary Model Business Practices for Third Party access to Smart = Meter-based information. These business practices are intended only to = serve as flexible guidelines rather than requirements, with the onus on = regulatory authorities or similar bodies to establish the actual = requirements.

  • IEC 62351 Parts 1 =96 = 7
    The scope of the IEC 62351 series is information security = for power system control operations. The primary objective is to = undertake the development of standards for security of the communication = protocols defined by IEC TC 57, specifically the IEC 60870-5 series, the = IEC 60870-6 series, the IEC 61850 series, the IEC 61970 series, and the = IEC 61968 series.  Another objective is to undertake the = development of standards and/or technical reports on end-to-end security = issues.
    • IEC 62351-1:  Communication network and = system security =96 Introduction to security issues
    • IEC 62351-2:  Glossary of = terms
    • IEC 62351-3:  Communication network and = system security =96 Profiles including TCP/IP
    • IEC 62351-4:  Profiles including = MMS
    • IEC 62351-5:  Security for IEC 60870-5 = and derivatives
    • IEC 62351-6:  Security for IEC = 61850
    • IEC 62351-7:  Network and system = management (NSM) data object models

  • ITU-T G.9960
    (Unified = High-Speed Wireline-based Home Networking Transceivers =96 System = Architecture and PHY Layer Specification (G.hn/PHY)) specifies the = system architecture and physical (PHY) layer for wireline-based home = networking transceivers capable of operating over premises wiring = including inside telephone wiring, coaxial cable, and power line wiring. = It complements the data link layer (DLL) specification in Recommendation = ITU-T G.9961.

  • ITU-T G.9972
    This = standard specifies a coexistence mechanism for networking transceivers = capable of operating over electrical power lines. The coexistence = mechanism allows compliant devices on the same power line wiring to = coexist with other devices implementing G.9972.

  • NISTIR 7862
    Power Line = Communication (PLC) systems provide a bi-directional communication = platform capable of delivering data for a variety of Smart Grid = applications such as home energy management and intelligent meter = reading and control. One benefit of applying power line communication on = power grid is that it provides an infrastructure that is much more = comprehensive and widespread than other wired/wireless alternatives. The = use of PLC in the home network enables home appliances and home energy = management systems to communicate with no additional wiring and minimal = configuration by the home owners.

  • IEEE 1901-2010
    Defines a = standard for high-speed communication devices via electric power lines, = so-called broadband over power line (BPL) devices. This standard focuses = on the balanced and efficient use of the power line communications = channel by all classes of BPL devices, defining detailed mechanisms for = coexistence and interoperability between different BPL devices, and = assuring that desired bandwidth and quality of service may be = delivered.
The final count concluded that more work was = required on consensus agreement between the Association of Edison = Illuminating Companies (AEIC) and the electric meter manufacturing = stakeholder community on its =93Smart Grid/AEIC AMI Interoperability = Standard Guidelines for ANSI C12.19 End Device Communications and = Supporting Enterprise Devices, Networks and Related Accessories.=94  = The objective of this Priority Action Plan (PAP) led activity was to = develop a smaller set of data tables that could meet the needs of most = utilities and simplify the meter procurement process.  The AEIC had = previously developed a guideline in 1998 to help utilities use the ANSI = C12.19-1997 standard, and the PAP-05 Working Group accepted the AEIC = offer to revise its guidelines to meet the PAP = objectives.
 
In the coming weeks, the SGIP Board of = Directors will consider whether a significant =93standards gap=94 = remains, and may propose establishing a new Priority Action Plan (PAP) = to address it.  SGIP members are encouraged to provide input on a = potential PAP proposal and interested non-members are encouraged to join = the SGIP to participate.
 
 
Still = haven't joined SGIP? Apply = today!
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