
CHAPTER 8: IEC 61850
THE IEC 61850 CONFIGURATOR
8 SERIES PROTECTIVE RELAY PLATFORM – COMMUNICATIONS GUIDE
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connection for more than this setting time, the connection is disconnected from the
server.
GOOSE Transmission on port -4 and port-5 (which are the 2 advanced communication
optic ports available) is configurable. The user can choose either port or both of the
ports for GOOSE transmissions and receptions. The logical nodes displayed under the
GEDevice > 8 Series relay tree (see figure below) are shown based on the order code. If
a particular order code does not support certain protection and control functions, the
respective logical node is not shown in the list.