Recommended Approach to a NASPInet Architecture

Abstract

NASPI is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and North American electric utilities, vendors, consultants, federal and private researchers and academics. NASPInet is an effort to develop an "industrial grade", secure, standardized, distributed, and scalable data communications infrastructure to support synchrophasor applications in North America. This paper will present a recommended approach to a NASPInet architecture that leverages commonly available network features and industry standards.