doc.: IEEE g Submission ETRI March 2009 Slide 1 Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Market Potential of Smart Utility Network in Korea Date Submitted: 1 March, 2009 Source: Tae-Joon Park, Hoyong Kang, Seong-Soon Joo Company: ETRI Address: 161 Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, KOREA Voice: , FAX: , Re: Abstract: The market status of AMI in Korea is introduced and special requirements on Smart Utility Network are considered. Purpose:To support the task group forming for the neighborhood area network Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P

doc.: IEEE g Submission ETRI March 2009 Slide 2 Market Potential of Smart Utility Network in Korea Tae-Joon Park, Hoyong Kang, Seong-Soon Joo* ETRI

doc.: IEEE g Submission ETRI March 2009 Slide 3 Metering & Monitoring System Metering system –Broad market potential of the Neighborhood Area Network(IEEE , July 2008) Local governments or utility companies KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation), KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation), and K-Water Emergency monitoring system –Potential Applications for the Neighborhood Area Network(IEEE , November 2008) –Potential applications in Korea Utility company –Electric Power System (Plant, Transmission, Distribution), GAS, Water UIS(Urban Information System) Chemical plant

doc.: IEEE g Submission ETRI March 2009 Slide 4 AMR Market in Korea In the private market –the deployment of AMR systems is common –Nearly all newly constructed apartment buildings are equipped with AMR system –Typically deployed using RS-485, and some companies are piloting PLC technology In the public market –KEPCO dominates the electricity meter reading market with over 50% market share –KEPCO began a trial in the public electricity market in the late 1990’s and has already completed a CDMA based AMR deployment to customers having over 22,000 volts –KEPCO has been piloting a full range of AMR technologies to low- voltage markets for several years

doc.: IEEE g Submission ETRI March 2009 Slide 5 Electricity AMI Market Apartment segment is the first adopter followed by residential and commercial complexes and officetels From 2011 through 2014, the market for adoption in new construction of residential and commercial complexes and officetels is expected to leap Regarding the retrofitting market, apartments are forecast to be the first adopters followed by the residential and commercial complexes and officetels Target Market Market Leap New Apartment  Residential & Commercial/Officetels  Retrofit Apartment  Residential & Commercial/Officetels 

doc.: IEEE g Submission ETRI March 2009 Slide 6 Wireless Networking for AMI Special situations on housing in Korea –dense population on limited area –apartments and residential/commercial complexes 15 story building, over 30 residences on 500m 2 Retrofitting buildings with AMI –management efficiency, cost reduction, and ease of installation –minimize disruption to residents in buildings where additional wiring is difficult Wireless networking for AMI –can reduce wiring cost and time for AMI system deployment –as a part of the home network system, assure network flexibility and mobility for frequently reconfiguring spaces and places Considering on Smart Utility Network –fully wireless networking with reliable transmission

doc.: IEEE g Submission ETRI March 2009 Slide 7 UIS(Urban Information System) in Korea Management of ground facilities –Streetlight, Guardrail, Tunnel, Bridge, Underground Roadway, … –Provide image information for circumstantial recognition around facilities Icy road Streetlight Tunnel Accident

doc.: IEEE g Submission ETRI March 2009 Slide 8 Wireless Networking for UIS If SUN covers geographically widespread communications to a large number of outdoor devices, gateway to backbone networks can be replaced with SUN. –Now the legacy LAN or CDMA based solution is used between gateway and backbone network. Coverage : dense or long distance networks Costly If SUN provides bandwidth flexibility (cf. at least 40 kbps but not more than 1000 kbps in PAR), the service flexibility increases –Text, low quality still image services –High quality multimedia services