Research Article | OPEN ACCESS
Performance Testing Framework in a Heterogeneous and Hybrid Smart Grid Communication Network
1Do Nguyet Quang, 1Ong Hang See, 1Dao Viet Nga, 1Lai Lee Chee, 1Che Yung Xuen and 2Shashiteran A.L. Karuppiah
1Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional
(UNITEN), 43000 Selangor, Malaysia
2Tenaga Nasional Berhad Research, 43000 Selangor, Malaysia
Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2013 23:4506-4518
Received: March 13, 2013 | Accepted: April 12, 2013 | Published: December 15, 2013
Abstract
Heterogeneous and hybrid smart grid communication network is comprised of different communication mediums and technologies. Performance evaluation is one of the main concerns for smart grid communication system. In any smart grid communication implementation, to determine the performance factor of the network, a testing of an end-to-end process flow is required. An effective and coordinated testing procedure plays a crucial role in evaluating the performance of smart grid communications. Therefore, this study proposes a testing framework which specifies the types of communication mediums and technologies, the evaluation criteria and software tools to carry out the testing. The proposed testing scheme is used as a guideline to analyze and assess the performance of smart grid communication system.
Keywords:
Communication technology, evaluation criteria, network testing, performance metric, smart grid, testing framework,
Competing interests
The authors have no competing interests.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
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