scope:

This report of type 3 is intended to offer useful information to design a distribution automation system (DAS) using distribution line carrier (DDLC) systems for a specific application. For the sake of clarity, the information, useful to design a DAS using DLC systems for a specific application, has been subdivided into three main steps: - the first step concerns the strategic choices determining the architecture of the DAS; - the second step deals with the specification of the application processes and the related operational para,eters; - the third step refers to the facilities of the application processes and the related operational parameters; - the third step refers to the facilities that both processing and transmission equipment have to provide in order to cope with the application needs.