Program: 2011 Region 10 Fall Technical Meeting

Protective relaying and transport is critical to electric utility operations, and we cannot get it wrong. This is an introductory class for engineers, technicians and other personnel who are new to the industry and a refresher/update for the seasoned worker. It covers the various types of protective relaying deployed in the industry along with the communication means that make this critical equipment work to protect power lines, transformers and generators. Can protective relaying over the unlicensed ISM band meet the high standards of utilities? Let’s find out.

Ken Fodero, Research and Development Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Presentation

With the changing utility network, many new and diverse IP endpoints are requiring connectivity - such as urban and rural smart meter collectors, mobile workforce, remote substations, remote SCADA RTUs, etc. This session will start by exploring the various new "smart grid" endpoints and review requirements and challenges with "connecting" them. The second part of the session will present the various RF technologies available to utilities and review the pros and cons of each. This session will cover an analysis and recommendations on "where and when" to use the various technologies from traditional licensed microwave, new all outdoor mounted 6-38GHz microwave, 70-80GHz millimeter wave radios, various sub 6GHz point-multi-point, and unlicensed point-point solutions.

Gary Croke,  Senior Product Marketing Manager, Aviat Networks Presentation
Dewey Day, Senior Telecom Engineer, Pacific Gas & Electric Presentation

4G/LTE is the latest buzzword in the industry. We see and hear it everywhere. This session describes what it is, how it works, costs, coverage, bandwidth, frequencies, emission types, etc. It also covers potential utility use for voice communication, Automated Meter Reading and Smart Grid applications along with possible sharing with Public Safety. Potential interference with frequencies currently utilized by utilities will also be discussed.

Mohammad Shakouri, Vice President of Innovation, Alvarion Ltd. Presentation
Robert Barringer, Enterprise Architect - Solutions Consulting & Design Group, AT&T Mobility Solutions Services Presentation

The discussion around LTE has been going on for a while now, yet still utilities want to know—what’s real and what’s hype? Join us as we discuss how utilities can and are using LTE, what options are available as well as the private and commercial LTE applications. This discussion provides the opportunity to ask questions about the next generation of technologies from manufacturers, carriers and utilities.

Cherian Abraham, Business Development Manager, Alcatel-Lucent Presentation

Security requirements are ever increasing. Video surveillance and automatic intrusion notification are becoming more important every year. This session covers the basic technologies to the more sophisticated applications and how they are deployed. It covers security centers, controls (pan, tilt, zoom), automatic motion and zone alerts and video quality (HD/SD, color, sound). Bandwidth requirements, matrixing multiple cameras and transmission (IP or TDM) will be discussed.

Jonathan Hager, Telecom Project Coordinator, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Presentation

Fiber Optic is the communications means of choice for a number of reasons. This is an introductory class for engineers, technicians and other personnel who are new to the industry and a refresher/update for the seasoned worker. Part 1 includes fiber types, uses and manufacturers, high speed fiber characteristics (leaf fiber), transmission Windows, transmitters/receivers and WDM/DWDM.

Chris Towery, Product Line Manager - Terrestrial High Data Rate Fibers, Corning Optical Fiber Presentation

Foyer

Central Pacific

This is a continuation of fiber optic design and includes typical link diagrams, splicing, connectors and jumpers, lost budgets, cable types (OPSW, ADSS, Underground), splice boxes, installation and repairing. Also discussed will be what’s new in the fiber industry and future products.

Michael C. Gravelle, Regional Sales Manager, AFL Presentation

For utilities who want to make full use of their installed IP-PBXs and communicate both over IP internally and outside, this is the session for you. Unlike traditional telephony, where individual cable pairs are physically connected from the telephone company to the utility, a SIP trunk allows for replacement of these PSTN lines with the same connectivity via a SIP Trunking service provider over the Internet.

Join us for a learning experience about SIP Trunking. Elements covered in this session include the three basic components necessary to successfully deploy SIP Trunking: A PBX with SIP enabled Trunking, an enterprise border element (firewall) and the Internet Telephone Service Provider.

Eric Anthony, Lead Engineer, CenturyLink Presentation