Substation Modernization PlatformTM
(SMP)
General
What is the difference between a Protocol Translator, a Data Concentrator,
and a Gateway?
What are the biggest differences between the SMP 4, SMP 4-20, SMP 8-40, SMP
16/CP and the SMP 16/SG?
Can
the SMP support multiple master protocols?
How many devices can be handled by an SMP?
How many data points can be handled by an SMP?
Why should I choose an SMP gateway?
Is
the SMP Windows based or Linux based?
Why didn’t you choose the Linux operating system?
How many gateways has Cybectec sold so far?
Hardware
What are the power supply options?
What kind of serial communications interfaces does the SMP support?
Are the RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 port options software selectable or
factory-added hardware modules?
Does the SMP support fiber optic connections?
How many devices can I connect to a single SMP serial link?
Does the SMP support analog and digital I/O?
Protocols
What protocols does the SMP support?
Can all the features and functionalities offered by the SMP, be used with
any brand of relay?
What is the difference between a Master and a Slave?
How do I know if I need a slave or a master protocol?
Does the SMP gateway support Schweitzer relays?
Should SEL relays be polled using SEL Fast Meter protocol or DNP3?
Does the SMP gateway support Siemens relays?
Does the SMP gateway support GE relays?
Does the SMP gateway support Areva relays?
Does the SMP gateway support PG&E/Cooper relays?
Does the SMP gateway support legacy RTUs?
What types of SCADA or Control Center are supported by the SMP gateway?
Is there any support for synchronous protocols?
Can I add new protocols to existing SMPs?
How scalable is the SMP? Can I upgrade or add functionalities and protocols
remotely?
Does the SMP support the IEC 61850 protocol?
Does the SMP support the ICCP protocol?
Is it possible to exchange information between SMP?
Is it possible to handle “peer-to-peer” communications using the SMP?
Are you capable of managing synchrophasors?
Can the SMP act as an OPC server or Client?
Can a SMP be used to retrieve non-operational data such as fault records,
disturbance data and event files?
Time synchronization
What type of time synchronization is available with the SMP gateway?
Do you support device millisecond time-tagging?
Tools
How does the SMP ease the configuration process?
Is the SMP configured using a Windows point & click interface?
What kind of software tools are included with the SMP hardware?
Can the configuration be performed remotely?
Is
there a way to import a configuration from another centralized system?
Redundancy
Can the SMP operate redundantly?
Do you support redundant LANs?
Do you support redundant SCADA?
Do you support redundant connection to IEDs/RTUs?
Can the SMP operate in Hot-Stanby mode?
How does redundancy work?
How long does it takes for a redundant pair of SMP to perform the switch
over?
Passthru connections
Does the SMP offer transparent connection capability?
Is it possible to use the native IED vendor software to establish remote
maintenance access of the substation IEDs?
Automation functions and Soft PLC
What kind of automation software does the SMP gateway support?
What are the Soft PLC functionalities?
What is the difference between the Automation functions and the Soft PLC?
Security
Is the SMP gateway NERC 1300 ready?
Is the Web Server secure? How do you manage security?
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