Nokia has provided Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) network to power utility Tata Power Delhi Distribution to support the management its electrical grid in Delhi.
Tata Power-DDL can now support both mission-critical operational services as well as traditional business and IT services on a single communications network.
Nokia said Tata Power-DDL is the first power utility in India to implement teleprotection service using Line-Differential Relay (LDR) over an IP/MPLS network for operating and maintaining a robust electric grid.
Teleprotection enables Tata Power-DDL to detect the presence of faults and trip breakers to isolate a certain section of the grid, containing the impact of the fault to a localized region.
This network supported other mission-critical operational services including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), Integrated Surveillance System, Distribution Management System, Distribution Automation and much more.
Nokia said the network is also enabling Tata Power-DDL to support emerging smart grid applications such as distributed energy resources, mobile workforce management systems and automated demand response.
The network delivers traditional business applications, including customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and video surveillance systems.
The IP/MPLS network features Nokia’s 7210 Service Access Switch and 7705 Service Aggregation Router portfolios.
“Our leadership in the development of utility-specific features for IP/MPLS networks has enabled us to deliver a resilient, secure and highly efficient network for Tata Power-DDL that will serve as an ideal foundation for smart grid applications in the future,” said Sanjay Malik, head of India Market, Nokia.
