Cisco Utilities Architecture

Building Today's Modern Grid

Cisco utilities architecture provides a forward-looking view on how to integrate the electrical grid with a digital communications network. The architecture offers guidance on deployment of grid-specific applications, as well as providing a framework for designing and implementing comprehensive management and security solutions across the grid.

Primary benefits of the Cisco utilities architecture include:

• A flexible, modular approach that supports a phased utility transformation
• An open standards-based vision of power delivery chain connectivity
• A lower cost of ownership and new value creation by helping to enable new services and functional integration
• A framework for developing custom grid modernization roadmaps for utilities well into the future

Cisco Connected Grid Portfolio (PDF - 2 MB)