The following links are for informational purposes only. Some of the references may be out of date and SHOULD NOT be used for the purposes of implementation. Up-to-date standards and amendments should be purchased from the appropriate standards organizations (e.g., ANSI, IEC, or ISO) before beginning any implementation.

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An Open Source Ethernet Analyzer for IEC61850, IEC60870-6 TASE.2 (ICCP), MMS, UCA2, and IEEE C.37-118

Executive Summary of IEC 61850

Technical Overview and Benefits of IEC 61850

Status of IEC 61850 in Europe

Implementation of IEC 61850 and SCL

IEC 61850 Overview for Users from SIPSEP 2004 In Monterrey, Mexico: Paper and Presentation

Application Migration, Conformance and Interoperability Testing for IEC61850

IEC61850 Presentations from CIGRÉ 2004 in Paris, France

UCA International Users Group

Benefits of IEC 61850 Networking

The Impact of Standardized APIs, Models, and Protocols

User Experiences Implementing IEC61850

IEC 61850 Communications Networks and Systems in Substations

White paper describing the experiences of General Electric's implementation of UCA

White paper describing design and interoperability testing of network Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs)

IEC 60870-6 TASE.2 Telecontrol Equipment and Systems
 
The future IEC60870-6-503 TASE.2 Services and Protocol (ICCP version 6.1) - old version

The future IEC 60870-6-802 TASE.2 Object Models (ICCP version 6.1) - old version

The future IEC60870-6-702 TASE.2 Profiles (ICCP version 6.1) - old version

Users guide to ICCP Version 6.1 - old version

Presentation on the Secure Profile of ICCP-TASE.2

The Impact of Standardized APIs, Models, and Protocols -  How IEC 61970, IEC 61968, IEC 61850, CIM and GID benefit electric utilities.

An Introduction to the CIM Standard -  A beginner's introduction to the Common Information Model (CIM) standards.

Standards Activities

CIM Users Group and IEC TC57 WG13 and WG14 Activities

EPRI's Common Information Model (CIM)

IEC61970 Energy Management Systems Application Program Interface (EMS-API)

IEC61968 Application Integration at Electric Utilities - System Interfaces for Distribution Management

SISCO MMS Tutorial. This document is an overview and introduction to MMS. It will provide a fairly in-depth look at the Manufacturing Message Specification.

MMS and ASN.1 Encodings. Simple Examples and Explanations on How to Crack an MMS PDU.

MMS Protocol. This document contains the protocol for MMS written in the ASN.1 abstract syntax.

An Explanation of the Architecture of the MMS Standard. This document will provide information about the architecture of MMS in terms of its general model, objects, methods, and services.

Manufacturing in Deep Space is an article on the use of MMS in NASA's Deep Space Network by Russell Sharer of LAN Magazine.

An OSI Based Architecture for Tracking Station Automation is an article on the MMS in NASA's Deep Space Network by Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Industrial Protocols for Spacecraft Command and Control is an article by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the use of MMS for spacecraft communications.

Some of the ISO Network and Transport Standards are now publicly available. Go to the ISO web site to download them.

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