Cisco's Connected Grid Endpoint reference design SDK to be used with Elster's EnergyAxis® System
SAN JOSE, CA and RALEIGH, NC - Sep. 18, 2012 - Cisco and Elster announced today that Elster will offer smart grid solutions for field area networks using Cisco's technology. The solutions will integrate the Cisco Connected Grid Endpoint reference design with Elster's EnergyAxis System, and will showcase the power and flexibility of Elster's Universal technology while demonstrating support for Cisco's expertise in standards-based and interoperable communication solutions.
Through this integration of communication functions into
advanced meters, utility customers will be provided with an
even more flexible, secure, and economical Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) communications infrastructure. The
combined solution will integrate the Elster EnergyAxis
architecture within the Cisco IPv6 RF Mesh reference
design.
Cisco has developed a complete suite of communications
solutions for the smart grid. These include the Connected
Grid Endpoint reference design as well as a full suite of
switching, routing, network management and security products
for the Field Area Network, Transmission & Substations, and
Grid Operations. Plus Connected Grid Services to architect
and optimize Smart Grid communications systems.
In addition to providing a comprehensive suite of AMI
capabilities, Elster's EnergyAxis architecture enables
smart meters to act as sensors for Distribution Automation
and Asset Management applications such as Outage
Notification, Voltage Monitoring, Asset Monitoring, and Loss
Detection. These advanced solutions enable utilities to
extract even more value from their AMI investments. Elster is
licensing the Cisco Connected Grid Endpoint reference design
and software development kit (SDK).The addition of the
Connected Grid Endpoint reference design further expands the
EnergyAxis System interoperability and standards-based
optimization.
With its innovative Software-Defined Radio and advanced
software based metrology, Elster's REXUniversal meter
platform offers utilities the flexibility to deploy this
device with the Cisco GridBlocksTM Solution Architecture, the
Landis+Gyr GridStreamTM architecture (previously announced),
as well as the Elster EnergyAxis Architecture.
Elster intends to develop EnergyAxis communications firmware
that will operate within Cisco's 1000 Series Connected
Grid Routers, and leverage application programming interfaces
from the Cisco Connected Grid Network Management System.
"Cisco is committed to supporting our customers'
need for interoperable vendor solutions," said Lionel
Chocron, Vice President, Connected Energy Networks at Cisco.
"By licensing the reference design to industry leaders
such as Elster, we are enabling utilities to combine AMI
communications over a common, reliable and secure
communications infrastructure."
"As a Smart Grid solutions industry leader, Elster is
committed to true interoperability and innovation," said
Ed Myszka, President of Elster Solutions. "This
announcement builds on Elster's track record of
collaboration and integration to deliver the next generation
of interoperability needed by utilities as they deploy Smart
Grid solutions."
About Cisco
Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking, is helping the
energy industry modernize the electrical grid from generation
to distribution to consumption - with highly secure, reliable
and scalable communications solutions. The Cisco Connected
Grid solutions include: Transmission and Substation, Field
Area Network, Grid Security, Data Center and Grid Operations.
To learn more, please visit www.cisco.com/go/utilities.
Press Contact:
Jennifer Greeson Dunn
Cisco Systems, Inc.
202-354-2968
jegreeso@cisco.com
About Elster
Elster is one of the world's largest electricity, gas and
water measurement and control providers. Its offerings
include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart
metering, demand response, networking and software solutions,
and numerous related communications and services - key
components for enabling consumer choice, operational
efficiency and conservation. Its products and solutions are
widely used by utilities in the traditional and emerging
Smart Grid markets.
Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue
measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million
metering devices deployed over the course of the last 10
years. It sells its products and services in more than 130
countries across electricity, gas, water and multi-utility
applications for residential, commercial and industrial, and
transmission and distribution applications.
For more information about Elster, please visit www.elster.com.
Press Contact:
Dave Buster
Elster
+1-919 212-5127
Dave.Buster@us.elster.com
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