What is BS EN 13757-3 - Communication systems for and remote reading of meters about?
BS EN 13757-3 applies to communication systems for meters and remote reading of meters.
Note: All these references are for information only and are not standard requirements.
Who is BS EN 13757-3 - Communication systems for and remote reading of meters for?
BS EN 13757-3 on communication systems for and remote reading of meters is useful for:
- Manufacturers of meters
- Companies dealing with communication meter interfaces
- Electronics and Communication industry
Why should you use BS EN 13757-3 - Communication systems for and remote reading of meters?
BS EN 13757-3 belongs to a series of parts of EN 13757, which covers communication systems for meters and remote reading of meters. EN 13757-1 contains generic descriptions and a communication protocol. EN 13757-2 contains a physical and a link layer for twisted pair-based Meter-Bus (M-Bus). EN 13757-4 describes wireless communication (often called wireless M-Bus or wM-Bus). EN 13757-5 describes the wireless network used for repeating, relaying, and routing for the different modes of EN 13757-4. EN 13757-6 describes a twisted pair local bus for a short distance (Lo-Bus).
This dedicated application layer (M-Bus-Protocol) as specified in BS EN 13757-3 can be used with various physical layers and with link layers and network layers, which support the transmission of variable length binary transparent messages.
BS EN 13757-3 concentrates on meter communication. The meter communicates with one (or occasionally several) fixed or mobile communication partners which again might be part of a private or public network. These further communication systems might use the same or other application layer protocols, security, privacy, authentication, and management methods.
To facilitate common communication systems for CEN-meters (e.g. gas, heat, water meters and heat cost allocators) and for electricity meters, in BS EN 13757-3 occasionally electricity meters are mentioned.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13757-3:2013 supersedes EN 13757-3:2004. BS EN 13757-3:2013 includes some technical changes with respect to EN 13757-3:2004. These include:
- Extension of existing frames formats for different data protocols to support various wireless transmission schemes (harmonisation with EN13757-4)
- Adding an annex with a Smart Metering profile based on the requirements of the “Smart Meter Coordination Group” of the ESO´s
- Adding an annex to have a unique translation of M-Bus-data points to OBIS-Codes
- Update of the encryption methods to the state of the art
- Enhancement of data points for electricity meter
