ITRON ACE6000 - Communication Management

ACE6000 User Guide
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8.6. Communication management
In accordance with IEC 62056-53, security access levels of the DLMS/COSEM protocol are applied to meter
communication and interfacing.
Confidentiality and privacy of data are managed by COSEM logical devices in the meter (which can be
addressed individually) and different COSEM client identifications (connection profiles).
Each connection profile is protected by a dedicated password and all connection attempts by COSEM clients are
checked by the meter before establishing a connection.
The meter has three logical devices:
Electricity
Management
End customer
Several client identifications are predetermined, with different authorisations to access data:
Electricity Utility - Laboratory
Electricity Utility - Field
Electricity Utility - Reader
End customer
Client
SAP
Allowed logical devices
Access rights
Electricity Utility
Laboratory
1
Management device
Electricity device
Full read/write
Electricity Utility
Field
2
Management device
Electricity device
Full read
Partial write
Electricity Utility
Reader
3
Management device
Electricity device
Full read
Partial write of:
meter time setting
end of billing
End customer
7
Management device
Electricity device
Read only