Wireless Communications Networks for the Smart Grid

This brief presents a comprehensive review of the network architecture and communication technologies of the smart grid communication network (SGCN). It then studies the strengths, weaknesses and applications of two promising wireless mesh routing prools that could be used to implement the SGCN. Packet transmission reliability, latency and robustness of these two prools are evaluated and compared by simulations in various practical SGCN scenarios. Finally, technical challenges and open rese...