FIBER VS. WIRELESS:Making good decisions on communications options means first assessing a multitude of key system factors

摘要

Electric co-ops that have deployed smart grid systems know one essential truth: Advanced electronics, state-of-the-arthardware, and killer software applications are only as good as the communications network that supports them.A recent report from NRECA's Cooperative Research Network (CRN), "Wireless orFiber Optics for Utility Operations?" examines fiber-optic, wireless, and hybrid options and lays out the many factors a co-op needs to consider when implementing or upgrading this mission-critical technology.