M2M Communications in the Smart Grid : Applications, Standards, Enabling Technologies, and Research Challenges

الملخص EN

We present some of the ongoing standardisation work in M2M communications followed by the application of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications to smart grid.

We analyse and discuss the enabling technologies in M2M and present an overview of the communications challenges and research opportunities with a focus on wireless sensor networks and their applications in a smart grid environment.