Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points Silver Spring Networks 555 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063 www.silverspringnet.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points Copyright © 2013 Silver Spring Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. The Silver Spring Networks logo, UtilityIQ®, and UtilOS® are registered trademarks of Silver Spring Networks, Inc. GridScape™, CustomerIQ™, and Direct-to-Grid™ are trademarks of Silver Spring Networks, Inc. All other company and product names are used for identification purposes only and may be registered trademarks, trademarks, or service marks of their respective owners.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points Contents Contents 1. About Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 1 About Access Points About Access Points Overview TheȱSilverȱSpringȱAccessȱPointȱ(AP)ȱprovidesȱtheȱcentralȱlinkȱbetweenȱendpointȱdevicesȱandȱ networkȱcontrolȱandȱmonitoring.ȱItȱisȱtheȱconnectivityȱbetweenȱintelligentȱendpointsȱandȱtheȱ utility’sȱbackȱoffice.ȱItsȱflexibleȱcommunicationȱfeaturesȱextendȱtheȱreachȱandȱcoverageȱofȱtheȱ networkȱtoȱthousandsȱofȱcustomerȱpremises,ȱthroughȱscalabilityȱthatȱlowersȱownershipȱcosts.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points DivisionȱMultipleȱAccess,ȱLongȱTermȱEvolution,ȱHighȱSpeedȱPacketȱAccess,ȱsingleȱcarrierȱ Radio Transmission Technology)ȱWideȱAreaȱNetworkȱ(WAN)ȱinterface,ȱorȱwithȱaȱ10/100ȱ Ethernetȱinterface.ȱTheȱAccessȱPointȱprovidesȱaȱmethodȱforȱimplementingȱtheȱlastȱmileȱutilityȱ informationȱandȱcontrolȱnetwork.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Figureȱ2ȱshowsȱanȱEthernetȱAP.ȱ Figure 2. Silver Spring Networks Access Point (AP) Cellular antenna Power connector NAN antenna Battery Backups APsȱcanȱbeȱconfiguredȱwithȱbatteryȱbackups.ȱInȱtheȱeventȱofȱaȱpowerȱfailure,ȱtheȱbatteryȱ backupȱcanȱprovideȱcontinuousȱoperationȱforȱatȱleastȱeightȱhours. SilverȱSpringȱNetworksȱsuggestsȱasȱaȱbestȱpractice,ȱaȱbatteryȱbackupȱwithinȱtheȱAccessȱPoint.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points TheȱdesignȱfloatȱlifeȱofȱSilverȱSpringȬIBPȱproductsȱisȱupȱtoȱeightȱ(8)ȱtoȱtenȱ(10)ȱyearsȱatȱroomȱ temperatureȱ(25°C/77°F)ȱandȱunderȱproperȱchargingȱconditions.ȱThisȱdesignȱlifeȱhasȱbeenȱ confirmedȱbyȱtheȱuseȱofȱacceleratedȱtestingȱmethodsȱthatȱareȱwidelyȱacceptedȱbyȱbothȱ manufacturersȱandȱusersȱofȱsealedȬleadȱbatteries.ȱHighȱtemperaturesȱareȱusedȱtoȱaccelerateȱ theȱagingȱprocessȱofȱtheȱbatteryȱunderȱtest.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Cellular Modem Currently,ȱtheȱmodemȱisȱaȱSierraȱWirelessȱAirLink,ȱRavenX,ȱRavenXT,ȱorȱRavenXEȱ dependingȱonȱAPȱmodelȱandȱcountryȱlocation. Addressing Schemes SilverȱSpring’sȱaddressingȱschemeȱisȱbasedȱonȱtheȱInternetȱProtocolȱ(IP)ȱsuite.ȱEachȱnetworkȱ deviceȱhasȱoneȱorȱmoreȱIPv6ȱaddressesȱwithinȱtheȱLAN.ȱTheȱAccessȱPointȱwillȱtypicallyȱhaveȱ anȱIPv4ȱaddressȱassignedȱtoȱtheȱWANȱside.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Specifications TheȱAPȱhardwareȱspecificationsȱareȱlistedȱinȱTableȱ1.ȱ Table 1. Access Point specifications Feature Description 900 Mhz Communications: Data rate 100Kbps Frequencies 902-928 MHz North America 915-928 MHz Australia 902-907.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Table 1. Access Point specifications (Continued) Feature Description Environmental: Operating Temperature: -40°C to +70°C (-40°F to +158°F) Humidity: 0% to 95%, non-condensing Power Voltage Range: 96 to 250 VAC, ~ 1A, 50 to 60Hz Power Consumption Ethernet Ethernet with battery Cellular Cellular with battery Idle Maximum 2.5W, 7W 2.5W, 8W 2.5W, 12.5W 2.5W, 13.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Declaration of Conformity with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Thisȱdeclarationȱisȱonlyȱvalidȱforȱconfigurationsȱ(combinationsȱofȱsoftware,ȱfirmware,ȱandȱ hardware)ȱprovidedȱandȱsupportedȱbyȱSilverȱSpringȱNetworksȱInc.ȱTheȱuseȱofȱsoftwareȱorȱ firmwareȱnotȱprovidedȱandȱsupportedȱbyȱSilverȱSpringȱNetworksȱInc.ȱmayȱresultȱinȱtheȱ equipmentȱnoȱlongerȱbeingȱcompliantȱwithȱtheȱregulatoryȱrequirements.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Maintenance Procedures IfȱanȱAccessȱPointȱexperiencesȱanȱoutage,ȱallȱendȱpointȱdevicesȱandȱRelaysȱthatȱwereȱ associatedȱwithȱitȱwillȱconvergeȱonȱtheirȱsecondaryȱAccessȱPointȱasȱfoundȱwithinȱtheirȱ NodeQs.ȱThisȱalleviatesȱoutagesȱdueȱtoȱAccessȱPointȱfailure.ȱUtilityIQȬNetworkȱElementȱ Managerȱ(NEM),ȱGridScape,ȱorȱDemandȱResponseȱManagerȱisȱthenȱalertedȱofȱanȱAccessȱ Pointȱoutage,ȱandȱforwardsȱthisȱmessageȱtoȱtheȱoperator.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Customersȱhaveȱusedȱtheȱfollowingȱalternativeȱbackhaulȱtechnologies: • DistributionȱSubstationȱBackhaulȱ(forȱexample,ȱfiber) • WiMAX • SatelliteȱRadios TheȱdesignȱruleȱforȱAccessȱPointȱtoȱRFȱdevicesȱisȱ1ȱtoȱ5,000.ȱAtȱthisȱratio,ȱtheȱmaximumȱdataȱ throughputȱrequiredȱfromȱaȱWANȱsolutionȱisȱ40kbpsȱperȱAccessȱPoint. BasedȱonȱrealȬworldȱdataȱonȱaȱnetworkȱofȱthisȱsize,ȱtheȱaverageȱwirelessȱspeedȱisȱmeasuredȱatȱ 2.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Figureȱ4ȱillustratesȱdataȱcollectedȱfromȱaȱliveȱcustomerȱnetworkȱoverȱaȱperiodȱofȱoneȱweek.ȱ Asȱshown,ȱtheȱaverageȱbandwidthȱconsumedȱbyȱAdvancedȱMeteringȱtrafficȱisȱapproximatelyȱ 15ȱKbpsȱorȱ15%,ȱleavingȱ85%ȱforȱotherȱsmartȱgridȱsolutionsȱsuchȱasȱDAȱorȱDRȱ(disasterȱ recovery). Figure 4.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Figure 5.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Responding to a WAN Failure AnȱAPȱmightȱnotȱbeȱreachableȱbecauseȱtheȱdeviceȱcannotȱdialȱoutȱonȱtheȱWAN.ȱTheȱdeviceȱ continuesȱtoȱtryȱdialingȱoutȱuntilȱitȱisȱeitherȱableȱtoȱconnect,ȱorȱitȱhasȱdialedȱ308ȱtimes.ȱIfȱitȱcanȱ connect,ȱtheȱdeviceȱnotifiesȱtheȱeventȱmanagementȱprogramȱthatȱitȱhasȱsuccessfullyȱ recovered.ȱIfȱitȱcannot,ȱthenȱtheȱmodemȱresetsȱitself.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Address Management ForȱtheȱLAN,ȱaȱDDNSȱ(DynamicȱDNS)ȱsystemȱisȱused.ȱEachȱdeviceȱhasȱoneȱorȱmoreȱIPv6ȱ addressedȱassignedȱtoȱit,ȱbasedȱonȱitsȱlocationȱinȱtheȱnetworkȱandȱrouteȱoutȱofȱtheȱLAN.ȱ Theseȱaddressesȱareȱthenȱstoredȱatȱtheȱheadȱendȱandȱusedȱforȱallȱcommunicationsȱwithȱtheȱ devicesȱ(ping,ȱtrace,ȱreads,ȱetc.),ȱgivingȱtheȱcustomerȱaȱtrue,ȱnativeȱendȬtoȬendȱIPȱnetwork.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points Configuration Toȱfacilitateȱtheȱconfigurationȱandȱremoveȱtheȱchanceȱforȱhumanȱerrorȱ(forȱexample,ȱtypos)ȱaȱ simpleȱshellȱscriptȱisȱgeneratedȱandȱrunȱfromȱaȱUnixȬbasedȱlaptopȱwhichȱhasȱaȱSilverȱSpringȱ FieldȱServiceȱUnitȱattachedȱtoȱtheȱUSBȱport.ȱ All Silver Spring APs are configured during the manufacturing process to ensure that the proper profile (Network ID, etc.) is included.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 2 2 FCC and Government Guidelines FCC and Government Guidelines Silver Spring Networks NIC FCC ID: OWS-NIC40 IC: 5975A-NIC40 M/N: NIC40 TheȱAP/RelayȱNICȱisȱREQUIREDȱtoȱbeȱprofessionallyȱinstalledȱbyȱaȱproperlyȱtrainedȱ technician.ȱImproperȱinstallationȱcouldȱvoidȱtheȱuserȇsȱauthorityȱtoȱoperateȱtheȱequipment.ȱ TheȱdeviceȱcompliesȱwithȱPartȱ15ȱofȱtheȱFCCȱrules.ȱOperationȱisȱsubjectȱtoȱtheȱfollowingȱtwoȱ conditions:ȱ 1.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 2 FCC and Government Guidelines CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Silver Spring Networks could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. FCC Guidelines for Devices Containing a Transmitter Module TheȱfollowingȱisȱanȱextractȱfromȱFCCȱPARTȱ15ȱUNLICENSEDȱMODULARȱTRANSMITTERȱ APPROVAL,ȱDAȱ00Ȭ1407,ȱReleased:ȱJuneȱ26,ȱ2000,ȱSectionȱ6ȱdescribingȱlabelingȱrequirementsȱ forȱdevicesȱcontainingȱaȱmodularȱtransmitter.ȱ Sectionȱ6.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 2 FCC and Government Guidelines Safety Information WARNING: Severe shock and explosion hazard! Touching energized parts can result in massive equipment damage, and severe injury or death. Short-circuiting energized parts will result in blinding flash and explosion. Opening and closing electrical circuits can also produce dangerous and explosive arc flashes. Involuntary muscular reactions associated with electrical shock may result in other injuries.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 2 FCC and Government Guidelines • 120Vȱcurrentȱcanȱbeȱjustȱaȱlethalȱasȱhigherȱvoltagesȱbecauseȱcurrentȱflowȱthroughȱaȱbodyȱ dependsȱuponȱtheȱbodyȇsȱresistance.ȱ • Doȱnotȱtrustȱinsulationȱand/orȱweatherproofingȱonȱaȱwireȱasȱprotectionȱfromȱshock.ȱ • Useȱelectricallyȱinsulatedȱtools.ȱInspectȱportableȱelectricalȱequipmentȱorȱtoolsȱforȱdefectsȱ andȱremoveȱanyȱdefectiveȱdevicesȱfromȱserviceȱimmediately.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 2 FCC and Government Guidelines • OnlyȱuseȱladdersȱmadeȱofȱnonȬmetallic,ȱnonȬconductiveȱmaterial.ȱTheyȱshouldȱbeȱtheȱ properȱsizeȱandȱtypeȱforȱtheȱworkȱintended.ȱInspectȱladdersȱforȱwearȱandȱbreakage.ȱ Removeȱanyȱoil,ȱgrease,ȱorȱotherȱslipperyȱmaterials.ȱ • Doȱnotȱsetȱtheȱladderȱatȱtooȱsteepȱorȱtooȱshallowȱofȱanȱangle.ȱAȱruleȱofȱthumbȱisȱtoȱstandȱ erectȱwithȱyourȱtoesȱagainstȱtheȱbottomȱrailsȱofȱtheȱladder,ȱwithȱyourȱarmsȱextendedȱ straightȱout.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points Index Index A Directive 1999/5/EC 11 Access Point 5 Distribution Substation Backhaul 13 Access Point 1.5i 10 DNS (Domain Name System) 17 address management 17 E addressing 9 EC 60950-1 7 addressing scheme 8 Electrical Fast Transients 7 ANACOM 10 electromagnetic susceptibility standard 7 ANSI C37.90.2 7 electrostatic discharge standard 7 ANSI C12.2 7 EMC standards 11 ANSI C12.20 7 EN 300 220-1 v2.3.1 (2010-02) 11 300 220-2 v2.3.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points Index I O IBP (Infrastructure Battery Pack) 6 Ofcom 10 IEC 801.2 7 operating shock standard 7 IEC 60068-2-1 7 Operating Temperature standard 7 IEC 60068-2-2 7 operating vibration standard 7 operating temperature 10 IEC 60068-2-27 7 IEC 60068-2-6 7 P IEC 60068-2-8 7 Part 15.
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points Index U W unicast 16 WAN failures 16 options 12 Wide Area Network 5 UtilityIQ 6 V Wi-Fi 12 Voltage Dips & Interrupts 7 WiMAX 12, 13 voltage range 10 Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points Rev 2 2 January 2013 Silver Spring Networks 26
