Network Management for the Smart Grid
Silver Spring Networks' UtilityIQ® Network Element Manager (UIQ NEM) provides a centralized, advanced network management infrastructure for reliable data management, high-level network management tasks, network performance and capacity metrics and control of multiple applications. Using industry-standard protocols, UtilityIQ NEM enables scalable and secure utility network management throughout your service territory.
UtilityIQ NEM supports network monitoring across metering and non-metering devices. Built-in are device management, network health monitoring, version control, remote firmware upgrades and capacity planning and control functions, allowing seamless integration of business-critical services such as demand response, dynamic pricing, billing and collections..
- Insight into key network fault, performance and capacity management criteria
- Dashboard-style access to network status by service, device type, capacity and routing efficiency
- Installation, configuration, provisioning, management, monitoring and diagnostic functions are built-in
- Flexible alert policies enable performance and fault policy exceptions and flags device data outside pre-set tolerances from devices all the way to the customer premise
- Proactive performance analysis can query multiple devices simultaneously and deliver visibility into the state of the network at all times
- Capacity policies allow operators to add capacity or adjust schedules to maintain optimal network utilization
- Secure XML-based integration with existing applications
- Industry-standard protocols ensure easy integration with third party event management systems
