Overview

The solution contains the following components:

Distributed Intelligence data cloud edge application

This DI edge application pushes meter data to the receiver:

• Securely streams five second interval Wh delivered, five second Wh received, one second instantaneous W, and one second instantaneous VAr measurements within seconds to minutes to the cloud data repository from a data subject’s meter through their wireless router and internet connection.

• Buffers up to 3,600 seconds of reading data. In the event that the DI app takes up to 60 minutes to connect to the receiver, this prevents data loss for up to 60 minutes.

• Securely sends any meter-side exceptions through Distributed Intelligence Subscription Service (DSS).

• Relies on Itron’s HCM to automatically configure the meter to the data subject’s wireless network.

• If the controller codes it to do so, is automatically downloaded and licensed from the EAC when a data subject signs up for the service and consents to data collection over their wireless network.

Receiver

The receiver ingests meter data over the internet:

An Itron-owned and managed interface that connects the meter to the cloud data repository over the data subject’s wireless internet connection and receives data from the DI Data Cloud Edge App within seconds to minutes of data captured from the meter.

Cloud data repository

The cloud data repository is an Itron-managed cloud data repository that stores and routes data from the receiver to subscribers:

• Receives, ingests, and stores data from the receiver for the purpose of subscriptions for the controller and third-party sub processors to the meter data by electronic serial number (ESN).

• Receives, ingests, and stores a list of a list of approved ESNs for the controller, processor, and each subprocessor.

• Stores meter data for a retention period with a process to request and resend data or securely access it for batch download.

• Never stores any wireless credentials or any personally identifiable information (PII).

Data subscription application programming interface (subscription API)

A subscription API that pushes authorized meter data to each specific subscriber.

• Is available only to controllers and approved third-party subprocessors.

• Authenticates the subprocessor’s identity. (It does not authenticate any data subject’s identity.)

• Authorizes the subprocessor to stream DI Data Cloud Edge App data from each ESN as indicated by controller.

• Allows subprocessors to receive streaming data only for which they have been granted consent by data subjects, as managed by controller.  The controller is responsible for providing proper notice to the data subject and facilitating appropriate consent, collection, and records management.

• Streams the authorized data within seconds to minutes of when DI Data Cloud Edge App is licensed and installed at a single meter, assuming ideal network conditions.