Title :
Hardware implementation of Ethernet based DNP3 data link
Author :
Padilla, Esteban ; Cardenas, Alben ; Agbossou, Kodjo
Author_Institution :
Hydrogen Res. Inst., Univ. du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
Abstract :
The Distributed Network Protocol (DNP) is the communication protocol standard for Electric Power Systems (EPS) and it is a promising communication standard for the Electric Intelligent Devices (IEDs) found in Smart Grids. This paper presents a hardware implementation of the Data Li nk layer specified in version 3.3 of DNP (DNP3). A 100 Mbps Ethernet-based Distributed Network Protocol has also been implemented in order to provide a faster communication link for embedded applications. The protocol behavior architecture has been described using hardware description language (VHDL) and implemented using field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology from Xilinx®. The proposed solution allows a reliable data transfer between devices of a local area network using a standardized protocol.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; hardware description languages; local area networks; power engineering computing; protocols; smart power grids; EPS; Ethernet based DNP3 data link; Ethernet-based distributed network protocol; FPGA technology; VHDL; Xilinx; bit rate 100 Mbit/s; communication link; communication protocol standard; data transfer reliability; electric intelligent devices; electric power systems; embedded applications; field programmable gate array technology; hardware description language; smart grids; Data models; Field programmable gate arrays; Payloads; Physical layer; Protocols; Registers; Standards; DNP; Ethernet networks; Field programmable gate arrays; Master-slave; Transport protocols; VHDL;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
London, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2081-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2079-5
DOI :
10.1109/EPEC.2012.6474986
