Summary

Recommendation ITU-T F.747.1 identifies the capabilities of ubiquitous sensor networks (USNs) for supporting the requirements of smart metering services. To this end, an overview of smart metering is described, with a clarification between smart grids and smart metering provided. This Recommendation takes into account a few typical use case scenarios of smart metering and identifies the general requirements and USN‑based smart metering services to support these use cases. Finally this Recommendation defines USN capabilities based on identified requirements for providing smart metering services.