CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
 1     Introduction
 2     Smart grid features and characteristics
 3     Smart grid communication network technologies
 4     Smart grid objectives and benefits
        4.1     Reducing overall electricity demand through system optimization
        4.2     Integrating renewable and distributed energy resources
        4.3     Providing a resilient network
 5     ITU approach to smart grid
 6     Data rates, bandwidths, frequency bands and spectrum requirements needed to support the needs of power grid management systems
        6.1     Overview
        6.2     Frequencies for Power Grid Management Systems
        6.3     Home area network
        6.4     WAN/NAN/FAN
 7     Interference considerations associated with the implementation of wired and wireless data transmission technologies used in power grid management systems
 8     Impact of widespread deployment of wired and wireless networks used for power grid management systems on spectrum availability
 9     Conclusion
Annex 1  Examples of existing standards related to power grid management systems
       A1.1     IEEE Standards
       A1.2     ITU-T Standards
       A1.3     3GPP Standards
       A1.4     3GPP2 Standards
Annex 2  Smart grid in North America
       A2.1     Introduction
       A2.2     Rationale for Smart grid deployment
Annex 3  Smart grid in Europe
       A3.1     Introduction
       A3.2     European activities in some Member States
                  A3.2.1     The European Industrial Initiative on electricity grids
                  A3.2.2     National technology platform – smart grids Germany
Annex 4  Smart grid in Brazil
       A4.1     Introduction
       A4.2     Brazilian power sector
       A4.3     Brazilian smart grid study group
       A4.4     Telecommunication issues
       A4.5     Technical data
       A4.6     LF measurements
       A4.7     Conclusion
Annex 5  Smart grid in the Republic of Korea
       A5.1     Korea’s Smart grid roadmap
       A5.2     Technology development
Annex 6  Smart grid in Indonesia
       A6.1     Introduction
       A6.2     Smart grid development and challenging issues
Annex 7  Researches on wireless access technologies for Smart grid in China
       A7.1     Introduction
       A7.2     A wireless access technology for Smart grid in China
                  A7.2.1     Introduction
                  A7.2.2     Key technical features
                  A7.2.3     Industrialization and Application
                  A7.2.4     Standardization
       A7.3     Conclusion