One result of the evolution to Smart Grids is the deployment of Smart Meters in residential areas. These meters enable bi-directional communications with the power control systems and billing applications.
The meters’ data concentrators are located mostly in the low-voltage transformer sites of the power distribution companies, installed in outdoor cabinets or on top of poles.
RAD supplies an industrial switch with a service aware firewall, which can aggregate traffic from the meters’ concentrators and additional data appliances such as Power Quality meters and more. Communication to those switches is generally supplied by point to multipoint radio systems, or via fiber, copper or cellular links. However, since these locations are vulnerable to possible intrusion and malicious penetration of the operator network, deployment of an HLS system is essential
RAD’s HLS Command & Control and Emergency system addresses potential and actual threats to those sites by providing a comprehensive solution for video coverage and real time control and reaction.
