1. Tantalus Training
Name
Position Title
September 2015

2. TUNet Topology

3. TUNet Application Overview
TUNet Applications
Advanced Metering - Power Quality Monitoring - Outage Reporting - Remote Disconnect - Dynamic Pricing - Revenue Protection
Demand Management
Distribution Automation
Load Control
Closed Loop Voltage Reduction (CLVR™)
TRUTrack™ Transformer Monitoring/Revenue Assurance
TRUView ™geographical interface
Affordable, single solution for multiple utility operations & applications
Strategically deployable applications such as voltage reduction, prepay, remote disconnect
Easy integration with other utility applications including billing, engineering & outage

4. Enabling The Smart Grid
Smart Metering Electricity, Water, Steam, Gas, Propane
Utility Applications Billing Eng & Ops
Customer Service
MDM
PEAK
Click Sequence
Network build – utility / WAN / LAN - Water & gas added
Multi-utility icon disappears / replaced with separate icons for electric / water & gas
Badger CONNECT monitors
Small icons for water / gas fade in
TUNet listens for Orion signals
Data transported through Network Server
Ported to CONNECT
Charging Station
Demand Response Signaling and Load Control Energy Gateways & Smart Appliances
Distribution Automation & Monitoring
Net Metering & Distributed Storage
Distributed Generation

5. 5. Contextual Addressing
Each device has a unique ID; all reads verified & time stamped
Synchronize measurement and control actions – analyze system performance, determine price strategies & monitoring power quality across all or any portion of the network
Create group addresses, e.g.: - DR programs - TOU rate plans - customer location
Time synchronized messages can be broadcast to combinations of groups
Query individual device or the entire system in a simple & effective fashion
Real-time monitoring and event alerts
Timely Information
Time Synchronization combined with the Contextual Addressing feature, enables a utility to detect energy losses, including theft and meters out of calibration, down any segment of a distribution system in a very short amount of time.

6. TUNet Network Overview
Two-way, real-time data communications network
Range of WAN options: public/private; used individually or mix & match:
220/900 MHz RF
Wired or wireless IP (WiFi, WiMAX, GSM)
Broadband including FTTH & FTTP
Self-initiating, self-healing LAN for easy deployment & management:
900 MHz; unlicensed spread spectrum shared by industrial & scientific applications
Versatile HAN for DR applications:
ZigBee or 900 MHz
Purpose-Built for Public Power
TUNet is efficient, affordable, flexibly deployed and provides the backbone needed for full Smart Grid functionality… all at once or one step at a time.

7. TUNet Components TUNet CONTROL CENTER WAN LAN / HAN Network management
Data repository
Interoperable with utility software suites
Wireless & wired: - 220/900 MHz, Fiber, WiMAX, GSM
Private or Public Networks
WAN/LAN collectors
RF range extenders
900 MHz
Meter communication modules
Load control devices
Smart thermostats (IHD)
Data can be collected monthly, weekly, or daily as required.
Each base station can conduct 20,000 transactions per channel per hour, where a transaction may be a detailed on-request energy reading or 8 hours of 15-minute interval data.
If greater capacity is required, then it is simply a matter of adding another channel.

8. TUNet Building Blocks LAN HAN TCC WAN Scalable
Easy integration with third-party back office applications
Processing power
Scalable
Communications options: public & private
Standards based
Redundancy
Strong security
Priority driven messaging; event driven not polled
Appliance connectivity
Simple management
Isolate HAN lifecycle
Customer signaling
Evolutionary design
DESIGN CRITERIA
LAN
Local Area Network
HAN
Home Area Network
TCC
TUNet Control Center
WAN
Wide Area Network
Command & control center; two-way, near real time
Communicate with any, all or groups of endpoints
Application interfaces - simple IP links
Easy report generation
Multiple platforms: - wired or wireless - RF or broadband - mix and match
Right-sized capacity
Cost-effective migration path; future friendly
Rapid deployment
Self-initiating & self-healing network; streamlined deployment
Standard radio engines
Multiple meter types supported - electric, water, gas and more
Surgical deployment
Over-the-air programming
900 MHz or ZigBee built in
Supports smart thermostats, signaling & load control
Quickly, easily and effectively shed loads
Time-stamped messages
Consumer opt-in & out
Improve customer service
Read on request
Virtual disconnect/reconnect
Improve cash flow
Shorten time between meter read and billing
Bill more often
Locate line losses and meter inaccuracies
Compare time synchronized reads
Improve load factor/reduce peaks
Time-of-use (TOU) readings for billing
Optimize rate structures
Load profiles for targeted consumers
ATTRIBUTES

9. 900 MHz HAN (optional ZigBee)
How It Works
TUNet
TCC monitors and manages network / stores & routes data
IP Communications
WAN provides two-way long-range, real-time wireless coverage
WAN collectors connect to LAN cluster anywhere within radio range
TUNet Control Center
WAN
900 MHz LAN
Meter transceivers collect and relay data and commands within LAN and back to WAN
Home Area Networks support in-home displays & load control devices
Multiple LANS connect to WAN to support urban & rural service areas, E/W/G metering and Smart Grid functions: AMI, DR & DA
Data can be collected monthly, weekly, or daily as required.
Each base station can conduct 20,000 transactions per channel per hour, where a transaction may be a detailed on-request energy reading or 8 hours of 15-minute interval data.
If greater capacity is required, then it is simply a matter of adding another channel.
900 MHz HAN (optional ZigBee)

10. TUNet LAN ARCHITECTURE
Collectors anchor LAN and communicate with utility via WAN
TUNet meter modules automatically associate within LAN
TUNet TECHNOLOGY
Utility can communicate with all or individual devices – interval or real time
All events time stamped and verified – meter reads, outage alerts & load control actions X
LAN automatically reconfigures itself if existing path blocked – trucks, trees, walls, etc.
TUNet LAN devices use spread spectrum frequency hopping techniques to communicate using unlicensed channels in the MHz ISM frequency band. Communication between LAN devices utilize encryption and a proprietary frequency hopping spread spectrum protocol that is not impacted by other services in the band and is resilient to environmental noise.
The 900 MHz LAN is a peer-to-peer network that is self-configuring thereby requiring no data entry to connect to the network during deployment.
The 900 MHz LAN is self-healing such that if a device loses its primary communications path to the network, the device will automatically seek out a secondary path and reconnect to the network.
The nominal range between 900 MHz LAN devices is 500 meters nominal; rural TUNet applications in mountainous terrain have operational legs > 2,000 meters. The 900 MHz LAN can daisy-chain, or relay, up to 15 hops between LAN devices before reaching a 220 MHz WAN collector.
Click Sequence
Utility & WAN backbone
RT-3205 with communication via tower
LAN – network branches out
Poll all devices within LAN – interval read
Real time read of individual meter – PQM, outage verification
New path established if existing route blocked
New path
New endpoints – residential
New endpoints – C&I and high density
New TUNet devices automatically associate within existing LAN residential, water & gas, C&I, load control, etc.

11. HAN: Home Area Network Smart Home Click Sequence
TUNet serves as backbone network for all meter & HAN data
TUNet endpoints provide access to home: meter, In-Home Display, load control device
Two-way, real-time network established between utility & home
LM communicates via MHz; connects with up to three devices
IHD communicates via ZigBee or 900 MHz; interfaces with multiple devices
Click Sequence
Network build – utility / WAN / LAN - Water & gas added
Large house appears
Example 1 – meter as gateway to the home
Example 2 – LM as gateway
Appliances come in – fridge, washer, dryer

12. TUNet & BADGER CONNECT E / W / G Click Sequence
TUNet serves as backbone network for all E/W/G meter data
Badger ORION water & gas meters communicate with TUNet electric meters
Badger ORION water & gas meters transmit via MHz
TUNet interfaces with Badger READCENTER software
Operates within multi-commodity utilities or with separate utilities
Click Sequence
Network build – utility / WAN / LAN - Water & gas added
Multi-utility icon disappears / replaced with separate icons for electric / water & gas
Badger CONNECT monitors
Small icons for water / gas fade in
TUNet listens for Orion signals
Data transported through Network Server
Ported to CONNECT

13. Overlay Strategy TUNet EXISTING IP NETWORK
Existing AMI wireless or wired IP network: WiFi, broadband, cell, etc.
Add RF 220 MHz to extend range, capacity and functionality
EXISTING IP NETWORK
Use RF as backbone for a variety of targets: - new subdivisions - remote, hard or costly to read locations - C&I locations or distribution gear
Transceiver options for different communications methods enables utility to start with either IP or RF Two networks co-exist within TUNet
Choose an outside-in or inside out-approach

14. TUNet :: URBAN DEPLOYMENT
Excellent WAN coverage in high density urban environments: - wired or wireless
Network automatically associates residential, C&I and submetering
Supports water & gas metering
Supports DR: load control & smart thermostats
Read on schedule or on request – individual or aggregate
Click Sequence
Network build – utility / WAN / LAN - Water & gas added
Multi-utility icon disappears / replaced with separate icons for electric / water & gas
Badger CONNECT monitors
Small icons for water / gas fade in
TUNet listens for Orion signals
Data transported through Network Server
Ported to CONNECT

15. TUNet :: RURAL DEPLOYMENT
Wide-range WAN coverage in challenging environments – mountainous & highly vegetated
Suitable for areas with low population density
Supports water & gas metering / DR
Remote PQM at end-of- line locations
Remotely read unmanned apparatus
Click Sequence
Network build – utility / WAN / LAN - Water & gas added
Multi-utility icon disappears / replaced with separate icons for electric / water & gas
Badger CONNECT monitors
Small icons for water / gas fade in
TUNet listens for Orion signals
Data transported through Network Server
Ported to CONNECT

16. Load Management - Polyphase
Control
LM controls power to high load devices
Capture before & after meter measurements; determine how much load is available
Assign equipment to groups – pumps, thermal storage, and other large load equipment
Verify and quantify success of event
LOAD CONTROL SWITCH

17. Association

18. Stages of Device Association

19. Stages (cont.)

20. Tunet Control Centers role in Association

21. Association Messages - Good

22. Association Messages –Not so good

23. Association Messages –Not so good

24. Daily TUnet

25. Daily TUNet (cont.)

26. TUNet Control Center
Monitor & Control Center for Full Smart Grid Functionality
Processes, routes and stores all incoming data and issues outgoing commands
Real-time monitoring & control of all TUNet endpoints; event-driven network with alerts
System performance monitoring
Installation & configuration tools for remote maintenance
Scalable and adaptable for large & small utilities - single & multi-commodity
Features
Open system via flat-file ASCII, ODBC, XML & MultiSpeak
Interface with mission critical utility applications: - billing, CIS, MDM, OMS, LMS, GIS, SCADA, MV-90, etc.
Report generation via Excel, Jasper, Crystal Reports
Built-in support for graphs, charts & diagrams
No seat licenses

27. TUNet Control Center Desktop Control Over the Entire TUNet network
Easy-to-use, point & click interface
Accessible via standard web browser
Add, update and delete customer accounts and user privileges
Monitor network activity: - WAN portals - LAN devices - DR modules & thermostats - DA infrastructure
Troubleshoot communications issues
Manage load control modules, IHDs, remote disconnect/reconnect, and water & gas devices
Self-contained, small footprint system
Industrial grade computer with best-of-breed hardware & software

28. TUNet Control Center All-in-One Data Management Solution Connectivity
Connects to TUNet Network Controller via IP communications (microwave, fiber optic cable, 10/100 Ethernet and ADSL)
Options include fiber, WiFi or dial-up
Computer & Peripherals
HP Servers
Linux Operating System
Oracle Database
Environmental
Suitable for standard office or server environments
Approvals & Standards
FCC for CFR Title 47 Part 15b
Self-contained, small footprint system
Industrial grade computer with best-of-breed hardware & software

29. 3-in-1 Server Architecture
WEB PRESENTATION
Direct access to data and command & control abilities
Event monitoring
Alert notices
TUNet data:
Meter interval
Power quality
Outage & restoration
Network status
Application interfaces:
MDM: Meter Data Mgmt.
CIS / Billing / Settlement
OMS (Multispeak 3 & NISC iVUE) / LMS / GIS
MV-90
Others
DATABASE
Central repository for all data collected by TUNet including meter reads (E/W/G), power quality, load control, and distribution automation
Scalable archive
Exportable to remote drives
Synchronization with standard utility backup routines
APPLICATION
Manages & coordinates TUNet including message traffic (inbound and outbound), data collection and system health monitoring
UTILITY INTRANET

30. AUTHORIZED ACCESS ONLY
TUNet Security
ENDPOINTS
NO ACCESS
UTILITY USERS
AUTHORIZED ACCESS ONLY
PRIVELEGE LEVELS
BACKEND SERVERS
FIREWALL
OUTSIDE USERS
LIMITED ACCESS
BACKEND SECURITY
Multiple security measures: - all web access via login / password - permission access for different user levels (e.g.: administration / customer disconnect) - all access attempts logged - access to operating system level via unique public/private key - encrypted, Secure Shell (SSH) transmission between TCC & Controller - TUNet cannot receive s but can issue outbound alerts (outage / diagnostics)
TUNet devices current with latest security updates
Linux operating system attracts far fewer attacks than Microsoft OS
Read-only access to ODBC database
FIELD SECURITY
TUNet endpoints endure extreme environments
Tamper-resistant, under-the-glass meter modules sealed to Measurement Canada and manufacturer requirements
“Last Gasp” message sent when meter disconnected
LAN devices automatically seek alternate path if WAN connection disrupted
900 MHz LAN operates on spread spectrum; frequency hopping algorithms
TUNet does not recognize any communication device that does not submit a valid endpoint ID
WAN transceiver manually associated within network; no communications with unassociated units

31. Network Administrator
Applications
Configure Company Information
Manage company accounts
Assign passwords
Manage WAN portals
Manage LAN devices
Add new utilities
Monitor network activity
Statistics
Packet Error Rate (PER) Statistics
Test WAN performance
Operational Statistics
View real-time network activity
Filter on specific devices
Graph signal strength from WAN portals
Graph signal quality from LAN devices

32. Utility Administrator
Applications
Contextual Addresses
Address meters in configurable groups such as billing route or substation and feeder
Three configurable categories
Time of Use Schedules
Manage Time-of-Use schedules
Meter Administration
Configure reporting intervals
Assign Customer ID
Assign User Defined Fields
Assign Contextual Address Categories
Configure Outage Reporting
Configure Power Quality Monitoring Parameters
Readings
Consumption Readings
View readings: last reported reading
Update readings: on-request / interval data
Graph Readings
View hourly graph of energy consumption
View voltage graph
View table of interval data
Power Quality Readings
View Table of Min., Max., and Avg. Voltage and Blink counts for selected date range.
Event Monitor
Event Monitor for Power Outage and Power Quality events (Voltage Sag & Swell)
Timed Reading monitor for viewing results of requested time synchronized read for multiple meters

33. Utility Administrator
Reports
Consumption and PQM Report
View meter reading and power quality history over a selected date range.
Consumption and PQM Status
View status of expected consumption and PQM readings for a selected date range
Power Quality Event Report
View power outage and voltage sag and swell events for selected meters over a selected date range
Timed Reading Report
Special report comparing consumption and voltage reported in two separate time synchronized reads
Billing
Export Billing Data
Export daily consumption in one of two ASCII formats
Manual FTP pull using a hypertext link
Several CSV formats for end of day billing exports
Out of Service Meters
Lists meter records which have been marked Out-of-Service in the database

34. Contextual Addressing
Central Control Over the Entire Network
Every TUNet device has a unique ID to ensure communication is with a specific device or groups of devices
Quickly communicate with pre-defined group of devices
A utility can define a variety of group addresses, for example: 1 - device feeder customer's TOU billing plan 3 - GPS coordinates
Time-synchronized messages can be broadcast to any logical combination of the three categories
Timely Information
Contextual addressing enables a utility to implement flexible TOU plans, variable load control programs and aggregate power quality monitoring across all or any portion of the network.

35. Tunet END-TO-END SOLUTION
TCC
Network Operations
TUNet Control Center - Application server - Web presentment - Data repository
Monitoring & reporting software
WAN
Wide Area Network
Communications network controller
Antenna options
Range extenders
Wired & wireless communications: MHz - IP-based
LAN
Local Area Network
WAN / LAN collectors
Meter endpoints for - electric/water/gas
Singlephase & polyphase
Multiple meter types supported
HAN
Home Area Network
Demand Response modules including: - load control - smart thermostats
Communications options: MHz - ZigBee

36. TUNet Control Center:: NS-2000 Series
Smart Grid Command & Control Center: AMI / DA / DR
High-performance, multi-application system that processes, routes, stores & presents incoming data, and issues outbound commands
Right-sized versions for small & large utilities
Immediately notifies staff of outages and power quality anomalies (swells, sags, blinks) via on-screen alerts or messaging
Routes data to multiple departments including billing, engineering, operations and customer service
Open systems − flat file ASCII, ODBC, XML Integration with applications including OMS (MultiSpeak 3) MDM, CIS, Billing, LMS, GIS and MV-90
Report generation thru Jasper, Crystal Reports & Excel: – built-in support for graphs & diagrams – exportable to PDF / CSV
Web browser interface provides easy access to data and monitoring TUNet performance
Central repository for all data collected from TUNet
Configurable backup options
NS 2000 – TUNet Control Center (formerly Network Server)
The TCC is the nerve center of TUNet−the Tantalus Utility Network. It is a high-performance, multi-application, multi-commodity system that processes, routes & stores incoming meter data and issues outgoing commands. It enables a utility to gain a new level of operational control & intelligence while providing top tier customer service.
Resides in Utility Office / Industrial grade computing system
The TUNet system cornerstone: - Central repository for all meter data - Routes data to appropriate applications - Web server for data presentment
Interfaces with mission critical billing, engineering, and asset management software to enable a utility to leverage the full value of information
Provides all the tools and functionality needed for Smart Grid functionality
Typically located in the Operations center
Connects to NC-2200 via TCP/IP
Product sheet available

37. Versa Collector (VC-911/912)
Poletop flexible Ethernet backhaul platform
Supports TUNet endpoints
Future capacity expansion to endpoints
Flexible backhaul
-Cellular, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Fiber
Auxiliary power
Battery backup for extended uptime

38. LAN Repeater TR- 1901 A LAN Repeater by design External 900MHz Antenna
Uses:
Extends LAN coverage
Improves communication reliability
Surgical deployment for overlay (ERT, Disconnect)

39. Streetlight 900 MHz LAN Repeater (TR-1905)
ANSI standard twist-lock connectors
Quick to install and move – save time and hundreds of dollars on install
No external wiring
Serves as an elevated RF platform and collector
Collects TUNet, Orion, or ERT endpoint data
Harvests power from luminaire with no effect to performance of light

40. 900 MHz HAN (optional ZigBee)
HOW TUNET WORKS
TUNet Control Center
WAN
IP Communications
900 MHz LAN
900 MHz HAN (optional ZigBee)
TUNet®
TCC monitors and manages network / stores & routes data
WAN collectors connect to LAN cluster anywhere within radio range
Meter transceivers collect and relay data and commands within LAN and back to WAN
Home Area Networks support in-home displays & load control devices
Multiple LANS connect to WAN to support urban & rural service areas, E/W/G metering and Smart Grid functions: AMI, DR & DA
WAN provides two-way long- range, real-time wireless coverage
Data can be collected monthly, weekly, or daily as required.
Each base station can conduct 20,000 transactions per channel per hour, where a transaction may be a detailed on-request energy reading or 8 hours of 15-minute interval data.
If greater capacity is required, then it is simply a matter of adding another channel.

41. TUNET/ERT OVERLAY – HOW DOES IT WORK?1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Architecture
1. TUNet platform utilizes flexible WAN backbone network (220/900 MHz, Ethernet, public carriers, WiFi)
3. TUNet-enabled devices including ITRON electric meters provide complete support of ITRON ERTs (Electric *SCM, Water/Gas 100 Series *NIM)
4. Itron electric, water & gas ERTs are accessed and read via TUNet-enabled devices (meter, load mgt, smart thermostat, etc.)
5. TUNet communicates ERT (R300/100/60W) data via WAN TCP/IP to TUNet combined head end
8. All ERT data is stored by TUNet and can be integrated with billing and other systems via MultiSpeak®
2. TUNet RT-3505 “sharkfin” collector provides 220 WAN to LAN gateway
6. ERT readings sent from TUNet to MVRS (electric includes TUNet reads + ERT reads) then to other utility systems (billing, CIS, etc.) 8
Communication
WAN integration with LAN
Once daily, data file sent from TUNet to MVRS via TCP/IP
LAN Communication
Communication from TUNet to ERTs
7. TUNet supports 2-way communications for TUNet equipped smart electric meters,100W, 100G ERTS
*SCM-Standard Consumption Message *NIM-Network Interval Message

42. ERT OVERLAY DEPLOYMENT SCENARIO
Sample deployment scenario for a utility partially deployed with ERTs – transition from drive-by or mobile to fixed network
Deployment Sequence
Benefits
3) 100% ERTs
2) 80% ERTs
Utility A
1) No ERTs
1) Deploy current version CENTRON I w/ TUNet for areas not installed with ERTs
2) Deploy 20% CENTRON II ERT-enabled TUNet devices for select residential areas or customers desiring smart grid functionality (i.e. Prepay, Remote Disconnect, Distributed Generation)
3) Deploy a mix of TUNet- enabled CENTRON I/II, and SENTINEL depending on functionality
1) 1ph residential smart grid for AMI functionality
Increased responsiveness to outages/restorations
Reduce meter reading costs
2) TUNet reads 80% ERTs % = AMI functionality plus advanced functions to targeted electric customers
Extends life of ERTs
On ramp to 2-way smart grid functions only where needed (i.e. Commercial & Industrial, Remote Disconnect, etc.)
TUNet reads ERTS 1 1 2 2 3
Maximizing values of
1) Use current MVRS software to provide interface capability to CIS t
Southwest and northeast – 100%
900MHz-Repeater overlay – areas where there is 100% ERTs
Centron 1 meters where are not ERTs
End of the line voltage
Filling in gaps with current gen product – operational meter reading savings
Centron 1 and Centron 2 ERT reading capability and remote disconnect for completing deployment
Brad we will review this this afternoon to ensure we have this clear. I anticipate you will revise this page significantly.
LEU:
-For deployment planning where do you get your route information that categorizes routes into 1) 100% ERTs deployed,   2) partial ERTs deployment or   3) nearly no ERTs deployment. 
- Each category utilizes unique coverage, maximizing current deployed assets while accelerating cost reductions through automating early route reading and early deployment of current Tantalus/Itron technology providing PQM, outage reporting and load profile analysis for individual or grouped meters.
- How will Measurement Canada recertification impact your deployment?  Where are the strategic areas in your service territory that coincide with labour saving tasks that will allow early cost savings to be recognized?  How we compare the meters due for change out in 2012 with operational benefits and early deployment of current Tantalus/Itron meters & communications infrastructure.    3

43. TUNet/ERT Overlay – Remote Water
TUNet Overlay-Water
6. TUNet communicates ERT (100/60W) data via WAN TCP/IP to TUNet combined head end
5. ERT readings sent from TUNet to MVRS (electric includes TUNet reads + ERT reads) then to other utility systems (billing, CIS, etc.) 2 3
TR-1901 Pole repeaters read X # of ERTS or adaptor equipped meters 1
1. TUNet connected WAN (220 MHz, Ethernet) serves as backbone network for all E/W/G meter & ERT data
2. Crossband repeaters ( XR ) serve as the link between the WAN and the MHz LAN 4 6
RT-900 adaptors read X # of water or gas ERTS
3.TUNet 900MHz enabled pole-mounted repeaters (TR ) communicate with Itron water & gas meter ERTs
4. TUNet enabled electric adaptors (RT-900 MHz repeaters) mount to electric meters where water ERTs are co-located; TUNet enabled Itron meters also supported 5
Some water ERTs are in a remote territory without smart electric meters
*SCM-Standard Consumption Message
*NIM-Network Interval Message

44. TRUView™– VIEW ALL DEVICES AND LAN LINKS:

45. TRUView™ – View Single LAN + ERT Routes: