@inproceedings{FeyBenoitRohbogneretal.2012, author = {Fey, Simon and Benoit, Pascal and Rohbogner, Gregor and Christ, Andreas and Wittwer, Christof}, title = {Device-to-Device Communication for Smart Grid Devices}, booktitle = {2012 3rd IEEE PES : Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe)}, isbn = {978-1-4673-2597-4 (Elektronisch)}, doi = {10.1109/ISGTEurope.2012.6465751}, institution = {Fakult{\"a}t Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik (E+I) (bis 03/2019)}, pages = {1 -- 7}, year = {2012}, abstract = {This paper analyzes the applicability of existing communication technology on the Smart Grid. In particular it evaluates how networks, e.g. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and decentralized Virtual Private Network (VPN) can help set up an agent-based system. It is expected that applications on Smart Grid devices will become more powerful and be able to operate without a central control instance. We analyze which requirements agents and Smart Grid devices place on communication systems and validate promising approaches. The main focus is to create a logical overlay network that provides direct communication between network nodes. We provide a comparison of different approaches of P2P networks and mesh-VPNs. Finally the advantages of mesh-VPN for agent-based systems are worked out.}, language = {en} }