Self Healing Protocol; Figure 176: Ied, Bay Computer And Ethernet Switch With Self Healing Ring Facilities; Figure 177: Redundant Ethernet Ring Architecture With Ied, Bay Computer And Ethernet Switches - GE P4A Technical Manual

Chapter 17 - Communications
5.5

SELF HEALING PROTOCOL

The Self-Healing Protocol (SHP) implemented in the REB is a proprietary protocol that responds to the constraints
of critical time applications such as the GOOSE messaging of IEC 61850.
It is designed, primarily, to be used on PACiS Substation Automation Systems that employ the C264-SWR212
and/or H35x switches.
SHP is applied to double-ring network topologies. If adjacent devices detect a break in the ring, then they re-route
communication traffic to restore communication as outlined in the figure below.
C264
E01011

Figure 176: IED, bay computer and Ethernet switch with self healing ring facilities

A Self-Healing Management function (SHM) manages the ring.
Under healthy conditions, frames are sent on the main ring (primary fibre) in one direction, with short check frames
being sent every 5 μs in the opposite direction on the back-up ring (secondary fibre).
If the main ring breaks, the SHMs at either side of the break start the network self-healing. On one side of the
break, received messages are no longer sent to the main ring, but are sent to the back-up ring instead. On the
other side of the break, messages received on the back-up ring are sent to the main ring and communications are
re-established. This takes place in less than 1 ms and can be described as "bumpless".
The principle of SHP is outlined in the figures below.
1 2
Switch
A
Hx5x
V01013

Figure 177: Redundant Ethernet ring architecture with IED, bay computer and Ethernet switches

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MiCOM
H35
DS Agile Ethernet
IEC 61850 ring network
under normal conditions
Px4x
3
Rx (Ep) Tx (Ep)
B
Tx (Es) Rx (Rs)
IED
Px4x
C264
Primary Fibre
1 2 3
Switch
C
C264 IED
Secondary Fibre
MiCOM
H35
DS Agile Ethernet
IEC 61850 ring network
self healed
Px4x
1 2 3
Switch
D E
Hx5x
P54A/B/C/E
Px4x
P54xMED-TM-EN-1