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It was recently brought to our attention that the distribution
network for electricity is not an IP network! After absorbing the
shock that was delivered by this news, the following thoughts
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... It was recently brought to our attention that the distribution
network for electricity is not an IP network! After absorbing the
shock that was delivered by this news, the following thoughts
occurred to us:
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... 2. An LDS not based on the Internet technology means that two
different networks (electricity and IP) must be administered and
managed. This leads to inefficiencies, higher cost and
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... simulations as part of a student's MS thesis).
3. The above means that a single network technology (i.e., IP) must
be used to carry both electricity and Internet traffic ...
... LSR: Load-Switching Router - an MPLampS device used in the core
electricity distribution network.
LDS: Legacy Distribution System ...
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VPN: Voltage Protected Network - allows a customer with multiple
sites to receive electricity with negligible voltage fluctuation due
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... router in it (LSR or
otherwise)! Furthermore, the control of devices in this network is
mostly manual, done by folks driving around in trucks. After
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... mostly manual, done by folks driving around in trucks. After
wondering momentarily about how such a network can exist in the 21st
century, we took a pencil and paper and sketched out a scenario for
integrating the LDS network ...
... network can exist in the 21st
century, we took a pencil and paper and sketched out a scenario for
integrating the LDS network with the proven Internet technology. The
fundamental points we came up with are:
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... "lamps") are operated over a distinct control plane, and the peer
model, in which the lamps and the distribution network use a
single control plane.
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... Internet kiosks (e.g., rural India).
3. Electrical technicians can be replaced by highly paid IP network
administrators, and
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... voltages. The voltage is stepped down progressively as electricity
flows into local distribution networks and is finally delivered to
LERs at a standard voltage (e.g., 110V). Thus, the LDS is a
hierarchical network ...
... networks and is finally delivered to
LERs at a standard voltage (e.g., 110V). Thus, the LDS is a
hierarchical network. This immediately opens up the possibility of
OSPF and ISIS extensions for routing ...
... OSPF and ISIS extensions for routing electricity in a transmission
network, but we'll contain the urge to delve into these productive
internet draft areas until later. For the present, we limit our
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... flow of electricity in an IP-
based distribution network using MPLampS.
Under MPLampS, a voltage is equated to a label. In the distribution
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Under MPLampS, a voltage is equated to a label. In the distribution
network, each switching element and transformer is viewed as a load-
switching router ...
... (voltage) switching as electricity flows through the distribution
network. The configuration of switching elements in the distribution
network ...
... network. The configuration of switching elements in the distribution
network is done through RSVP-TE to provide electricity on demand.
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... As noted before, there are two control plane models to be considered.
Under the overlay model, the lamps and the distribution network
utilize distinct control planes. Under the peer model, a single
control plane ...
... Routing in the Core Network ...
... scalability of the signaling mechanism.
Specifically, the distribution network must be able to handle tens of
thousands of requests all at once. The signaling load can be reduced
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... encoding), and an MPLS control plane in the distribution
network. Since the aim of this document is to be a high-visibility
place-holder, we did not get into many details of MPLampS. Numerous
future documents, unfortunately, will attempt to provide these
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