Re: [v6ops] draft-herbst-v6ops-cpeenhancements-00

[Fred Baker <[e-mail]>]

So you're looking for something like:

>    A        thermostats, appliances, etc	
>    |  ------+----------------+------------------	
>    |"HAN"   |	             |
>    |    +---+---+        +---+---+
>    |    |Router |        | Meter |
>    |    |or EMS |        |       |
>    V    +---+---+        +---+---+
>    ---      |	    ---      \
>             |       ^         \   |   /	
>             |       |"NAN"     \  |  /
>          ---+---    |        +--+-+-+---+
>         /       \   |        |"Pole Top"|
>        | Internet|  v        +----+-----+
>         \       /   ---
>          -------

which was suggested by Ralph Droms for inclusion in draft-baker-ietf-core. And which I thought we included but it looks like was missed. Hmm. In any event, you might take a glance at figures 7 and 8 in

http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-baker-ietf-core
  "Internet Protocols for the Smart Grid", Fred Baker, Dave Meyer,
  25-Oct-10, <draft-baker-ietf-core-09.txt>

and yes, I'll be doing an edit to include that diagram.


On Nov 8, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Hemant Singh (shemant) wrote:

> What my point was that it's best if Tom's document shows pics and
> describes the routed topology and network in one self-contained v6ops
> document.  Otherwise readers in v6ops have find docs on the Zigbee
> alliance, HAN, 6lowpan,  or what have you. It would be also good for the
> cpeenhancements document to reference 6lowpan, etc.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Hemant
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Baker (fred) 
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:19 PM
> To: Hemant Singh (shemant)
> Cc: IPv6 Operations; [e-mail]; [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: [v6ops] draft-herbst-v6ops-cpeenhancements-00
> 
> 
> On Nov 8, 2010, at 8:16 AM, Hemant Singh (shemant) wrote:
> 
>> Unless I see a picture for the routed topology of how the smart energy
> meter gateway is deployed in the home, it's not clear what one should
> look into for integrating such a device in an existing home.
> 
> I think Tom's point is that such topologies are under consideration in
> the Zigbee Alliance. That's their major reason for including IPv6
> (6lowpan) in Smart Energy Profile 2.0, and an obvious secondary path to
> the utility for certain types of exchanges.