Adherence to industry standards has always been important to a organisation’s ability to maintain an open and interoperable process control environment. Without these standards, it is almost impossible to choose multiple suppliers within one IT infrastructure. Electricity Network Operators for example connect their IT systems in Controls Centres (SCADA) with IT systems in other Control Centres or substations using standard communication protocols.

And in today’s evolving international wholesale markets, the unbundling of services adds a new layer of complexity to industry communication protocol standards, requiring more robust functionality and the ability to exchange a tremendous volume of transactions flowing between numerous market participants. 
Timeliness, accuracy and security of the information being exchanged has 
never been more critical to the effective operation of our power infrastructure, and the costs that could be incurred by not having proper and consistent protocols have never been higher.

KEMA is a world-leading expert in data communication standards and is relied upon by hundreds of companies to test and certify communication architectures and interfaces as means to achieve structural cost reduction, risk management and increased flexibility.

As an unbiased and reliable "third party" testing organization, KEMA issues Certificates accepted throughout the world as proof that a duly identified product design complies with the requirements of a specific standard.

KEMA's products and services

Interface testing and certification

We test the communication interfaces of IT systems that should comply with national or international standards. For technical data and market data (EDI) exchange. We create test plans, we perform conformance, interoperability and performance tests and we issue formal certificates.

Test software

We provide test systems (software) in order to trace communication problems (protocol analysers) and to simulate protocol functions and message transactions (simulators) for all protocols that are based on standards defined by international organisations such as IEC and UN/CEFACT.           

International Protocols and Detailed KEMA Services
KEMA is actively working on projects related to current digital communications architecture issues facing the energy industry and for EDI message exchange also other industries. Some of the international standards we are working with include:
·  IEC 60870-5: Tele-control in Low-Speed Networks 
·  IEC 60876-6 (TASE.2): Data Communications Protocol 
·  IEC 61850: Substation Automation  
·  IEC 61334: Devise Language Message Specification (DLMS) 
·  ELCOM-90: Communication Between Control Centres 
·  EDI Standards: Electronic Data Interchange 
                              
Protocol Training
KEMA has already given numerous protocol-training courses to both vendors and users of IT systems. KEMA would like to invite you to attend our protocol trainings. The available trainings are:
·  IEC 60870-5-101 / 103 Training Course  
·  IEC 61850 for substation Automation / Training Course 
·  EDI Standards Training Course 
·  TASE.2 / ICCP Training Course                                  
                         
Download Area
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·  Download software                         
              
For more information:
KEMA
Protocol Competence & Test Center
Utrechtseweg 310, 6812 AR, Arnhem,  The Netherlands
PO Box 9035, 6800 ET Arnhem, The Netherlands  
Phone: +31 356 60 43
Fax: +31 351 54 56
Email: sales@kema.com