E.1.3: Steps In Configuring An Iec 61850 Network - Electro Industries Shark 200 Installation & Operation Manual

E.1.3: Steps in Configuring an IEC 61850 Network

1. The first thing needed is the SSD for physical connections, then the vendor-pro-
vided ICD files which are combined into a SCD file by a vendor-independent System
Configurator. The System Configurator assigns addresses to the equipment and
sets up datasets, reports, etc. for inter-device communication. The system configu-
rator will create an "instance" of the configured device by applying the following
information:
• The name of the device
• The IP address, subnet mask, and IP gateway of the device
• Datasets: the user must decide which information within the IED will be included
in reports, etc. and place this information into datasets. The System Configura-
tor should allow the selection of information using a "pick list" from information
within the ICD file.
2. The resulting SCD file is then imported by vendor-specific tools into the various
devices.
Some vendors add the additional step of filtering the SCD file into a smaller file
containing only information needed by the specific device, resulting in a CID file
which is used to configure the device. The actual configuration of the device is left
unspecified by IEC 61850 except to require that the SCD file remains the source of
the configuration information. In this way, consistency of the information across the
whole system is maintained.
See Figure E.2 for a graphical illustration of the process.
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