1. Gunther & McGranaghan US Session 3 Block 2 Barcelona 12-15 May 2003 1 Development of the Integrated Energy and Communications Systems Architecture (IECSA)

2. Gunther & McGranaghan US Session 3 Block 2 Barcelona 12-15 May 2003 2 CEIDS Initiative The Consortium for Electric Infrastructure to Support a Digital Society (CEIDS) Collaborative initiative of EPRI and the Electricity Innovation Institute (E2I) $250 million, five-year, public/private partnership to respond to the needs for new infrastructures and technologies for implementation in the power industry to support the new digital economy.

3. Gunther & McGranaghan US Session 3 Block 2 Barcelona 12-15 May 2003 3 System Infrastructure of the Future

4. Gunther & McGranaghan US Session 3 Block 2 Barcelona 12-15 May 2003 4 IECSA Project Goal Develop an overall integrated energy and communications system architecture for the data communications networks and intelligent equipment necessary to support the self-healing grid and the integrated consumer communications interface.

5. Gunther & McGranaghan US Session 3 Block 2 Barcelona 12-15 May 2003 5 Role of IECSA Project

6. Gunther & McGranaghan US Session 3 Block 2 Barcelona 12-15 May 2003 6 IECSA Tasks 1.Initial Applications Scope and Stakeholder Identification. 2.Existing Infrastructure and Technology Assessment. (e.g. IEC TC 57 activities) 3.System Requirements Development. 4.Requirements Analysis 5.Define a Systems Architecture and Associated "Views" 6.Technologies and Standards Assessment 7.Develop Recommendations for Further Development of the Architecture

7. Gunther & McGranaghan US Session 3 Block 2 Barcelona 12-15 May 2003 7 IECSA Team General Electric (GE) Lucent Technologies (Lucent) Utility Consulting International (UCI) Systems Integration Specialists Company (SISCO) Electrotek Concepts (Electrotek).

8. Gunther & McGranaghan US Session 3 Block 2 Barcelona 12-15 May 2003 8 More Information www.iecsa.org