UTC Telecom & Technology 2019

From Beginning to End: Seamlessly Transitioning Utility Legacy Systems to a Converged Network (Room 201BC)

20 Jun 19
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: SCADA, AMI & Utility Automation

Speaker(s): Caleb Murphy, IT Architect, Sempra Energy; Hansen Chan, Senior Marketing Manager, Nokia

A confluence of energy market changes, state environmental policies, and adoptions of innovative technologies is prompting utilities to modernize their communications networks to support new smart-grid applications and embrace novel business models. While these are the kinds of changes most notable to the public and consumers, what about critical legacy systems such as teleprotection and SCADA? Can the modernized network support the “Grid of the Future” while interoperating with mission-critical legacy systems gracefully? This session with explore the key converged network architectural considerations to reliably carry such applications. Sempra Energy will also share their experience and lessons learned in the transition journey.