CIMug Interaction with IEC Randy Rhodes Utility CoChair

CIMug Interaction with IEC Randy Rhodes Utility Co-Chair IEEE Power Systems Conference and Expo March 18, 2009

CIMug Interaction with IEC • Relationships – UCAIug and IEC – CIMug and IEC • CIMug Support for IEC – Collaboration Capabilities – Current Status • How to Get Started

Relationship with IEC • IEC grants Category D Liaison status to selected organizations • UCA International Users Group has this status – By vote of all the national IEC committees – By vote of the IEC governing board • The IECTC 57 site is provided as a courtesy for IEC TC 57 Working Groups working on standards we support – Restricted to TC 57 WG members • UCAIug and CIMug members can review draft standards • Non-Member Site Accounts can not access draft standards

UCAIug and CIMug Relationship • UCA International Users Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting standards usage and development – UCAIug: www. ucaiug. org • Member groups have individual sites (bookmark these URLs) – CIMug: www. cimug. org – IEC TC 57: www. iectc 57. org – IEC 61850: www. iec 61850 ug. org – Open Smart Grid: www. opensmartgrid. org • Developing a federation of sites and subsites - all are secure, scalable, and reliable

Site Functionality • The following functionality is available to any group using a UCAIug site (listed in order of typical usage) – Document Libraries – Discussion Lists (can be email-enabled) – Announcements – Group Calendar – What’s New List – – – URL Links List Alerts Issues Tracking Contacts List Wiki Blog

Site Statistics • UCAIug Site – Size: 291 Mb – Site Accounts: 1, 880 (adding 3 -4 per day) – Bandwidth: 11 Mb/day (uploads/downloads) • CIMug Site – Size: 3. 258 Gb – Active Users: 808 – Bandwidth: 30 Mb/day • IECTC 57 Site: – Size: 1. 615 Gb – Active Users: 335 – Bandwidth: 2 Mb/day

CIM Site Activity – Prior 30 Days 2, 164 visits came from 381 cities in 56 countries across 14 subcontinents

CIM Site Visitors – Top 25 Countries

IECTC 57 Site Activity – Prior 30 Days 729 visits came from 165 cities in 38 countries across 13 subcontinents

IECTC 57 Site Visitors – Top 25 Countries

Current Status • Wins – Consistent user account management and security across all sites (including Open Smart. Grid, 61850, etc. ) – High scalability and reliability – Low maintenance costs • Challenges – Communicating adequately with key stakeholders – Educating site owners and members, with varied experience, desktop environments, and expectations