Grid Net a déclaré avoir étendu sa plate-forme logicielle et ajouté une gamme de nouvelles fonctionnalités pour prendre en charge les déploiements de réseau électrique cellulaire public 3G

La Grid Net Platform v2.7, système d’exploitation réseau pour les réseaux électriques intelligents distribués et gérés de manière centralisée, supporte maintenant le 4G WiMAX, le 4G LTE, l’Ethernet sur fibre optique, le 3G UMTS et le cellulaire EVDO CDMA.

La plate-forme fournit des outils configurables pour optimiser l’accès au réseau cellulaire et le contrôle d’admission, le contrôle de signalisation, la distribution de contenu, les communications pour le réseau de santé et le service de rétablissement, selon la compagnie.

Les autres caractéristiques de la nouvelle plate-forme comprennent l’optimisation de distribution de contenu et de contrôle, l’utilisation du réseau pendant les heures creuses, la synchronisation d’état différentielle et de la connectivité ​​configurable.

San Francisco — July 17, 2012 — Grid Net, the leading cellular smart grid software company, today announced that it has extended its software platform and added a wide range of new features to support 3G public cellular smart grid deployments. The Grid Net Platform v2.7, available immediately, brings compelling performance and feature functionality to both telecom carriers and utilities.

“Grid Net pioneered the cellular smart grid model in 2008 with our first private 4G WiMAX deployment at SP AusNet,” said John W. Combs, Chairman and CEO of Grid Net. “Over time, as component prices and bandwidth costs decreased, both telecom carriers and utilities signaled a willingness to move forward with 3G cellular public networks. It is a significant challenge to create a secure and cost effective smart grid over public networks, but we have done it with v2.7, our most advanced cellular smart grid innovation to date.”

The Grid Net Platform, a centrally-managed, highly-distributed smart grid network operating system, now supports more point-to-point public and private broadband networks – including 4G WiMAX, 4G LTE, Ethernet over Fiber Optic, and 3G UMTS and EVDO CDMA cellular – than any other smart grid platform in market today.

The evolution of traditional cellular voice and data networks to machine-to-machine (M2M) networks brings a leap in device density from hundreds per cell to tens of thousands per cell. These massively dense networks require sophisticated optimization and security techniques to protect and most effectively utilize critical network resources. That’s why the Grid Net Platform v2.7 natively features :

 Application framework for M2M network optimization : The Grid Net Platform v2.7 provides powerful and configurable tools to optimize massively scalable cellular network access and admission control, control signaling, content distribution, communications network health and service restoration, and power distribution service restoration.

 Content distribution optimization and control : The Grid Net Platform v2.7 significantly reduces bandwidth usage by providing secure, digitally-signed differential firmware upgrades.

 Off-peak network utilization : The Grid Net Platform v2.7 provides powerful control for operators to distribute content like firmware upgrades (differential or monolithic) during off-peak times.

 Differential state synchronization : Grid Net’s centrally managed, highly distributed architecture means the state of all managed devices is known at all times. The Grid Net Platform v2.7 optimizes management of the provisioned state of networks to reduce bandwidth usage.

 Configurable connectivity : The Grid Net Platform v2.7 provides Grid Net-enabled devices with configurable network connectivity models to prevent unnecessary network resource consumption. Emergency connections are permitted without delay, but all non-essential traffic may be scheduled according to resource availability and priority.

“The Grid Net Platform v2.7 provides telecom carriers with the most effective means to monetize their cellular network investments by increasing device density and optimizing resource utilization,” said Combs. “It also provides utilities with the highest performance network and most competitive access costs by minimizing network traffic and pushing non-critical operations to off-peak times. Grid Net’s cellular smart grid model will unleash a world of innovation – advanced grid applications, networked grid assets, managed service offerings, strategic deployment models, and more – that mesh simply cannot match.”

None of this is possible without the most comprehensive approach to smart grid security.

“Grid Net’s best-in-class smart grid security solution is built upon years of experience in cyber security standards development for both the cellular and utility industries, leveraging well-vetted, open standard security protocols proven to secure global economies and mission-critical systems.” said Will Bell, Vice President of Software Engineering at Grid Net. “In order to secure assets as critical as power grids and public cellular networks, the Grid Net Platform v2.7 offers a complete suite of device and identity management services that range from supply chain manufacturing through field installation and operations.”

To see the Grid Net Platform v2.7 in action, including our Advanced Metering, Demand Response Load Control, Distribution Monitoring & Control, and Premise Area Networking applications, please request a personal demo today.

About Grid Net

Grid Net is the leading cellular smart grid software company. It pioneered the cellular smart grid model in 2008 with the first private 4G cellular deployment, and today is leading the public 3G cellular smart grid movement. The Grid Net Platform, a centrally-managed, highly-distributed smart grid network operating system, enables its utility customers and solution partners to securely and strategically deploy multiple grid applications like Advanced Metering, Demand Response Load Control, Distribution Monitoring & Control, and Premise Area Networking.

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, with offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, Grid Net is backed by Intel Capital, Braemar Energy Ventures, Catamount Ventures, Cisco Systems, and GE Energy Financial Services.

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