S&C Instruction Sheet 1072-530
7
Network Setup
Overview
SpeedNet Radios are versatile, smart grid-enabled wireless devices designed specifically
for power distribution automation, SCADA, and AMI Backhaul communications. SpeedNet
Radios provide wireless connections between two or more Internet Protocol (IP) or
serial devices. Application devices, such as the S&C IntelliRupter
®
PulseCloser
®
Fault
Interrupter, can be connected to a SpeedNet Radio. As routers, SpeedNet Radios route
IP data between separate Ethernet subnets. Data are routed between the Ethernet subnets
over a common IP-based wireless network. Route information can be entered manually,
or it can be handled automatically by the SpeedNet Radio’s proprietary enhanced version
of the Ad hoc On demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol.
AODV is a routing protocol for mobile ad hoc networks and other wireless ad hoc
networks. SpeedNet Radios use a proprietary AODV routing system that works dynamically
to maintain message routing. It generates fewer transmissions and conserves network
capacity.
Ethernet Interface: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
Ethernet Interface: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Wireless Interface: 192.168.202.1
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Ethernet Interface: 192.168.3.2
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.3.1
Ethernet Interface: 192.168.3.1
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Wireless Interface: 192.168.202.3
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Source Node
Destination Node
Ethernet Interface: 192.168.2.1
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Wireless Interface: 192.168.202.2
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Repeater Node
Figure 2. A multi-node SpeedNet network.