A Review of 3GPP Release 18 on Smart Energy and Infrastructure

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to identify and specify 5G service requirements for Smart Grid applications and operation. Specifically, this paper shall address the following requirements on 3GPP: First, the requirements for communication performance requirements include capacity, latency, availability, end-to-end QoS, resilience/redundancy and security. Second, consider deployment requirements for constraints. Third, consider service requirements for enabling microgrids, DER and specifically distributed generation (DG) that require 5G wireless communication. Fourth, the requirement for potential service function requirements include distributed power supply system and distribution automation. Finally, consider additional requirements due to operational manageability.