Data traffic analysis of utility smart metering network

This paper examines an implemented practical utility AMI network, analyzes meter data size and data traffic volume in several key AMI system nodes such the smart meter, meter data collector, data center firewall, metering system head-end, and meter data repository. Acknowledging that AMI solutions are different from utility to utility and therefore the data traffic volume and pattern flow through each AMI network will be different depending on the metering system and its implementation, this study provides a practical reference and traffic benchmark for future AMI project planning and implementation.