CIM Test Development Process John Simmins Weekly Status and Planning Meeting 3/21/2011

2 © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Agenda 1.Progress since last meeting 2.Issues, opportunities and risks arising during the previous week 3.Verify progress against stakeholder expectations 4.General issues discussion 5.Action items for individuals 6.Expected work output during next week

3 © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Testing Project Plan

4 © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Progress Since Last Call Legal team approved the testing terminology/wording Mark Ortiz furnished VPN client for Consumers server Vender test package moved to OpenSG site –Download from OpenSG nts/CIM_TestingArtifacts/VenderTestPackage/CIM%20 Test%20Packages.zip nts/CIM_TestingArtifacts/VenderTestPackage/CIM%20 Test%20Packages.zip

5 © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Vender Packages General explanatory material –Cross reference spreadsheet –Briefing 4 test packages –Meter Reads –Meter Outage –Meter Disconnect/Reconnect –Meter Tampering Each package contains –Abstract test case(s) –Concrete Interoperability test procedures –Reference use case

6 © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Latest Part 9 -- IEC Second Edition WORKING DRAFT Figure 29 – Example On-Request meter read example February 18, 2011 Latest Part 9 Uses GET/REPLY for On-Request Meter Read List or mapping of changes would be useful

7 © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Open Action Items AssigneeActionStatus John SimminsWork with internal resources to separate lab network completely from the EPRI operational network. In process Mark OrtizSet up EPRI server at EPRI.In process Mark OrtizProvide written procedures on access to Consumer’s DMZ network and server In process Kay StefferudContract Mark Ortiz to request written procedures to access the Consumers server. In process Margaret GoodrichReview sample abstract test case.In process Mark OrtizSend Kay excel spreadsheet with test set-up information. In process Kay StefferudVet set of Part-9 interoperability requirements with Consumers and SCE. In process

8 © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Expected Work Output During the Next Week Schedule meeting with venders Review test package with venders Sample messages –Part 9 version to use is TBD –General message + payloads needed Process to connect multiple test sites needs to be dry run

9 © 2011 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity