User's Manual

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Cisco IR500 Series WPAN Gateway and Range Extender Installation and Configuration Guide
5
Operation and Configuration
This chapter describes the operation of the WPAN gateway and WPAN range extender and how to
configure the devices:
• Information about WPAN Gateway and WPAN Range Extender Operation, page 5-1
• WPAN Gateway and WPAN Range Extender Data Flow, page 5-3
• Information about Raw Socket Transport and MAP-T, page 5-5
• Information about WPAN Gateway and WPAN Range Extender Configuration, page 5-11
• Configuring the WPAN Gateway and WPAN Range Extender, page 5-12
• CG-NMS WPAN Device Management Related Operations, page 5-20
Information about WPAN Gateway and WPAN Range Extender
Operation
• WPAN Gateway and WPAN Range Extender and the Cisco Field Area Network, page 5-1
• Role of the WPAN Gateway and WPAN Range Extender in the Cisco FAN, page 5-2
WPAN Gateway and WPAN Range Extender and the Cisco Field Area Network
The WPAN gateway and WPAN range extender operate in the Cisco Connected Grid (CG) Field Area
Network (FAN).
The FAN solution provides an urban-scale IPv6-based networking solution for connecting and managing
a multitude o
f devices in a smartgrid architecture. The Cisco CG FAN consists of three components:
• Connected Grid Endpoint (CGE) devices
• Connected Grid Router (CGR) devices
• Connected Grid Network Management System (CG-NMS)
CGEs are the CG FAN end points. The CGEs may be electric meters, or Distribution Automation (DA)
devices. The CG
FAN utilizes low-cost mesh networking technology to connect CGEs. The link
technologies may utilize Radio Frequency (e.g. IEEE 802.15.4g) and, or Power Line Communication
(e.g. IEEE P1901.2) media.