Re: [smartpower-interest] IP based metering project in Victoria, Australia

[Paul Kyzivat <[e-mail]>]

Greg Daley wrote:
> Hi Paul, 
> 
> I wasn't on list when you posted, so please excuse the broken threading.
> 
>> Fred,
>>
>>
>> I haven't been following the smartpower stuff, so this might be a naive
> question:
>> What is the primary perceived relation between smart power and
> ietf/networks/routing/etc.?
>> - is it the use of networking technology for communication of
>>  control and management of the power grid?
>>
>> - or is it going further and thinking of a "power plane" as
>>  analogous to a "data plane", so that we might end up using
>>  routing protocols to route electrons rather than just data?

[snip]

> As an aside, routing electrons using any other protocol than 
> Physics, is probably out of scope.

When I asked that question, it was only half tongue in cheek.
It couldn't really be "routing electrons" (there's not much room for 
addressing in addition to the payload) - it pretty much has to be 
circuit switching to get the electrons from where they are available to 
where they are needed. But I was wondering if routing algorithms for the 
power itself was on the table.

	Thanks,
	Paul