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Elster releases platform for flexible smart-grid comms

Metering firm Elster has released its IP AxisLink platform, which provides IP-enabled convergence between advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and distribution automation (DA) networks.

With support for TCP/IP, IPv4 and IPv6 communications, the IP AxisLink router is compatible with a variety of wide area (WAN) and local area (LAN) network options.

“The IP AxisLink platform leverages existing AMI communication infrastructure for DA connectivity at incremental cost by enabling key smart-grid advantages such as conservation voltage reduction (CVR), integrated volt/VAR control (IVVC), fault detection and other valuable components of AMI-DA convergence,” said David Hart, senior vice president of systems and products at Elster Solutions.

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Dan Ilett

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