• Fiber network
• Microwave network
• Transmission substation (SCADA and tele-protection)
• Critical substations and facilities
Various layers of the utility communications network
Highspeed Broadband
Network with Redundancy
• High-speed connectivity off the core network to remainin non-critical distribution substations
• Opportunistically support backhaul to the AMI access point or other FAN base stations
• DA support
• FLISR
• Volt/VAR control
• AMI
• DERMS
• Smart community/IoT
•Demand response inside the home
• Residential distributed energy resources (DER)
• Transactive energy portal
TIER 2: Broadband Network without redundancy
FIELD AREA NETWORK
HOME AREA NETWORK
