What is PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 - Power systems management and associated information exchange about?
PD IEC TS 62351 is a series on power systems management and associated information exchange. Power management systems help ensure the safe, reliable, efficient, and compliant operation of your electrical distribution systems, including the assets connected to them. PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 is a technical specification, that describes test cases of data and communication security for telecontrol equipment, substation automation systems (SAS) and telecontrol systems, including front-end functions of SCADA.
A basic condition for this interoperability is a passed conformance test of both devices. The scope of PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 is to specify commonly available procedures and definitions for conformance and/or interoperability testing of IEC TS 62351-5 and IEC TS 60870-5-7. The conformance test cases defined herein are focused to verify the conformant integration of the underlying authentication, as specified in IEC TS 62351-5 and IEC TS 60870-5-7, to protect IEC 60870-5-101 and IEC 6870-5-104-based communications. PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 deals with data and communication security conformance testing.
Note: Safety or EMC, are not covered in PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1. These requirements are covered by other standards (if applicable) and the proof of compliance for these topics is done according to these standards.
Who is PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 - Power systems management and associated information exchange for?
PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 on power systems management is useful for:
- Telecommunication sector
- IT sector
- Design engineer
- Quality control personnel
- Administration department
Why should you use PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 - Power systems management and associated information exchange?
PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 describes test cases for conformance test cases of telecontrol equipment or systems using the IEC TS 62351-5 security extension and its application in IEC TS 60870-5-7 for IEC 60870-5-101 and IEC 60870-5-104 communication protocols. The goal of PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 is to enable interoperability by providing a standard method of testing protocol implementations to verify that a device fulfils the requirement of the standard. It is expected that using PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 during testing will minimize the risk of non-interoperability.
The security extension defined in IEC TS 62351-5 and IEC TS 60870-5-7 introduces new procedures and new ASDU types to be exchanged at the application level, each procedure has its own set of messages exchanged during execution. While testing the security extension, some test cases require the use of base protocol ASDU to be sent/received and authenticated. The test facility shall verify that the base protocol data exchanged, and the base protocol procedures executed by the device under test also are in accordance with the type of base protocol ASDU used for authentication, as specified in IEC 60870-5-101 or IEC 60870-5-104. Using PD IEC TS 62351‑100‑1 you can describe conformance test cases of data and communication security for telecontrol equipment, substation automation systems and telecontrol systems, including front-end functions of SCADA.
