Network Architecture, Security Issues, and Hardware Implementation of a Home Area Network for Smart Grid

Table 1

Smart Grid innovations versus existing power grid.

Existing grid	Smart Grid
Electromechanical	Digital
One-way communication	Two-way communication
Centralized generation	Distributed generation
Hierarchical	Network of networks
Few sensors	Sensors throughout
Blind	Self-monitoring
Manual repairing	Self-healing
Failures and blackouts	Adaptive and islanding
Manual check/test	Remote check/test
Limited control	Pervasive control
Few customer choices	Many customer choices