IEC 62056-8-3:2013

Electricity metering data exchange - The DLMS/COSEM suite - Part 8-3: Communication profile for PLC S-FSK neighbourhood networks

IEC 62056-8-3:2013 specifies the DLMS/COSEM PLC S-SFK communication profile for neighbourhood networks. It uses standards established by IEC TC 57 in the IEC 61334 series.

Echange de données de comptage de l'électricité - La suite DLMS/COSEM - Partie 8-3: Profil de communication pour réseaux de voisinage CPL S-FSK

La CEI 62056-8-3:2013 spécifie le profil de communication CPL S-SFK de la DLMS/COSEM pour les réseaux de voisinage. Elle utilise les normes établies par le TC 57 de la CEI dans la série CEI 61334.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-May-2013
• ICS: 17.220.20 - Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• ICS: 91.140.50 - Electricity supply systems
• Technical Committee: TC 13 - Electrical energy measurement and control
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-Jun-2013
• Completion Date: 16-May-2013

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IEC 62056-8-3 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
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Electricity metering data exchange – The DLMS/COSEM suite –
Part 8-3: Communication profile for PLC S-FSK neighbourhood networks

Échange des données de comptage de l'électricité – La suite DLMS/COSEM –
Partie 8-3: Profil de communication pour réseaux de voisinage CPL S-FSK

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IEC 62056-8-3 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
Electricity metering data exchange – The DLMS/COSEM suite –

Part 8-3: Communication profile for PLC S-FSK neighbourhood networks

Échange des données de comptage de l'électricité – La suite DLMS/COSEM –

Partie 8-3: Profil de communication pour réseaux de voisinage CPL S-FSK

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ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
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INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX XA
ICS 17.220; 35.110; 91.140.50 ISBN 978-2-83220-807-6

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviations . 8
4 Targeted communication environments . 9
5 Reference model . 11
6 The physical layer (PhL) . 11
7 The data link layer . 12
7.1 General . 12
7.2 The MAC sublayer . 12
7.3 The connectionless LLC sublayer . 12
7.4 The HDLC based LLC sublayer . 13
7.5 Co-existence of the connectionless and the HDLC based LLC sublayers . 13
8 The application layer (AL) . 14
9 The application process (AP) . 14
10 The Configuration Initiation Application Service Element (CIASE) . 14
10.1 Overview . 14
10.2 The Discover service . 14
10.3 The Register service . 15
10.4 The Ping Service . 15
10.5 The RepeaterCall service . 17
10.6 The ClearAlarm service . 19
10.7 The Intelligent Search Initiator process . 21
10.7.1 General . 21
10.7.2 Operation . 21
10.8 The Discovery and Registration process . 24
10.9 Abstract and transfer syntax . 28
11 Addressing . 28
11.1 General . 28
11.2 IEC 61334-5-1 MAC addresses . 28
11.3 Reserved special LLC addresses . 28
11.3.1 General . 28
11.3.2 Reserved addresses for the IEC 61334-4-32 LLC sublayer . 29
11.3.3 Reserved addresses for the HDLC based LLC sublayer . 29
11.3.4 Source and destination APs and addresses of CI-PDUs . 30
12 Specific considerations / constraints for the IEC 61334-4-32 LLC sublayer based
profile . 31
12.1 Establishing application associations . 31
12.2 Application association types, confirmed and unconfirmed xDLMS services . 33
12.3 xDLMS client/server type services . 33
12.4 Releasing application associations . 33
12.5 Service parameters of the COSEM-OPEN / -RELEASE / -ABORT services. 34
12.6 The EventNotification service and the TriggerEventNotificationSending
service . 34

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12.7 Transporting long messages . 35
12.8 Broadcasting . 35
13 Specific considerations / constraints for the HDLC LLC sublayer based profile . 35
13.1 Establishing Application Associations . 35
13.2 Application association types, confirmed and unconfirmed xDLMS services . 36
13.3 xDLMS client/server type services . 37
13.4 Correspondence between AAs and data link layer connections, releasing
AAs . 37
13.5 Service parameters of the COSEM-OPEN/ -RELEASE/ -ABORT services . 37
13.6 The EventNotification service and protocol . 37
13.7 Transporting long messages . 37
13.8 Broadcasting . 37
14 Abstract syntax of CIASE APDUs . 37
Annex A (informative) S-FSK PLC encoding examples . 39
Bibliography . 51
Index . 52

Figure 1 – Communication architecture . 10
Figure 2 – The DLMS/COSEM S-FSK PLC communication profile . 11
Figure 3 – Co-existence of the connectionless and the HDLC based LLC sublayers. 13
Figure 4 – Intelligent Search Initiator process flow chart . 22
Figure 5 – The Discovery and Registration process . 25
Figure 6 – MSC for the discovery and registration process . 32
Figure 7 – MSC for successful confirmed AA establishment . 32
Figure 8 – MSC for releasing an Application Association . 34
Figure 9 – MSC for an EventNotification service . 35
Figure 10 – MSC for the Discovery and Registration process . 36
Figure 11 – MSC for successful confirmed AA establishment and the GET service . 36

Table 1 – Service parameters of the Discover service primitives . 15
Table 2 – Service parameters of the Register service primitives . 15
Table 3 – Service parameters of the PING service primitives . 16
Table 4 – Service parameters of the RepeaterCall service primitives . 17
Table 5 – Service parameters of the Clear
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