Re: [smartgrid-discuss] OpenADR, SmartGrid Information Models anda Proposal

[Arshad Noor <arshad.noor@strongauth.com>]

[Apologies for editing the extremely long thread; I needed to focus].

Not being an "insider" (I have no energy-sector background) and not
knowing the work accomplished by the many forums and groups already
involved in this effort, I would recommend that an OASIS Technical
Committee (TC) be formed to do the following:

1) Identify transactions that will be executed within these systems
    (which will automatically identify the actors and the sub-systems
    to which they naturally belong);

2) As a sufficient number of transactions that comprise a sub-system
    are identified, a Sub-Committee (SC), or a new TC, is spun-off to
    define the messaging-layer for those transactions; and

3) Each SC/TC creates a specification that can become a potential
    OASIS standard, resulting in a protocol that can be used for
    making higher-level service requests and responses.

While it may be more useful for software developers to have a full
data-model, this is not required for an open-system.  As long as the
messaging layer is known and standardized, vendors can choose to
innovate on top of that, while allowing buyers of their systems to
inter-operate with others that use the same protocol.

Arshad Noor
StrongAuth, Inc.

Hardin, David wrote:

> So what is the best path forward? How can we make the most progress in 
> the least amount of time while not compromising a future that we don't 
> fully understand? 
>
> Ed has outlined below a very reasonable approach which could form the 
> basis for achieving the definition of* a core set of information models 
> upon which we can build*: *A hierarchy of information components with 
> data models and schemas*. 
> 
> *The challenge that I would like to propose to the NIST DEWGS, OASIS and 
> DOE GWAC is to set a target to define a core set of strawman information 
> models, which include a flexible DR event model and flexible pricing 
> model, by Connectivity Week in June! (Or earlier!!) How should we 
> organize ourselves to achieve this? We have the talent but are limited 
> in resources and funding. Can we do this or do we just sit on the bench?*