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4.2.3 Cellular Network Communication:: Table 4: Smart Gird Communications Technologies

Cellular networks can provide communication between smart meters and utilities without requiring utilities to build new infrastructure. Existing 2G, 2.5G, 3G, WiMAX and LTE cellular technologies are available for smart metering. Powerline communication uses existing powerlines to transmit data between devices at speeds up to 3 Mb/s and has been successfully used for advanced metering infrastructure in urban areas. While digital subscriber lines can provide high-speed data transmission over existing telephone networks, the costs of deployment over wide areas is high due to it being a wired technology. Wireless technologies reduce installation costs but have constrained bandwidth and security compared to wired options.

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4.2.3 Cellular Network Communication:: Table 4: Smart Gird Communications Technologies

Cellular networks can provide communication between smart meters and utilities without requiring utilities to build new infrastructure. Existing 2G, 2.5G, 3G, WiMAX and LTE cellular technologies are available for smart metering. Powerline communication uses existing powerlines to transmit data between devices at speeds up to 3 Mb/s and has been successfully used for advanced metering infrastructure in urban areas. While digital subscriber lines can provide high-speed data transmission over existing telephone networks, the costs of deployment over wide areas is high due to it being a wired technology. Wireless technologies reduce installation costs but have constrained bandwidth and security compared to wired options.

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4.2.

3 Cellular Network Communication:


Existing cellular networks can be a good option for communicating between smart meters
and the utility and between far nodes. The existing communications infrastructure avoids
utilities from spending operational costs and additional time for building a dedicated
communications infrastructure. 2G, 2.5G, 3G, WiMAX, and LTE are the cellular
communication technologies available for smart metering deployments.

4.2.4 Powerline Communication:


Powerline Communication (PLC) is a technique that uses the existing powerlines to transmit
high-speed (2-3 Mb/s) data signals from one device to the other. PLC has been the first
choice for communication with the electricity meter due to the direct connection with the
meter and successful implementations of AMI in urban areas where other solutions struggle
to meet the needs of utilities. [16]

4.2.5 Digital Subscriber Lines:


DSL is a high-speed digital data transmission technology that uses the wires of the voice
telephone network. But as it is a wired technology, cost of deployment over wide areas is
high but on the other hand it has the ability to increase the communications capacity,
reliability and security. On the other hand, wireless technologies can reduce the installation
costs, but provide constrained bandwidth and security options.

Table 4: Smart gird communications Technologies

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