Smart Grid Gateway Adapters

Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway (SGG) Adapters support communication with various third-party head end systems to provide the following functionality:

  • Payload Processing: Receiving usage and device event payloads from the head end system (also referred to as Measurement Data and Device Event Loading and Processing)

  • Smart Meter Command Processing: Sending/receiving messages to/from third-party applications to initiate smart meter commands from Smart Grid Gateway

Smart Grid Gateway Implementations

Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway Adapters can be implemented in one of two manners:

  • Middleware Implementations use Oracle Service Bus (OSB) for payload processing and Oracle Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) to communicate with head end systems when initiating smart meter commands. Middleware implementations can be used only with on-premises implementations of Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway.

  • Native Implementations use batch processing for payload processing, and specific communication business objects to communicate with head end systems when initiating smart meter commands. Native implementations can be used with either on-premises implementations of Oracle Utilities Smart Grid Gateway, or with Oracle Utilities cloud services such as Oracle Utilities Meter Solution Cloud Service or Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service.

The following sections provide details about each type of implementation.