IEEE Standard 2664 is a protocol designed for streaming data, whether continuously from a power system measurement device or on-demand from a remote archive. It operates over standard IP and leverages up-to-date security protocols without requiring changes to the standard. A TCP-based command channel enables real-time management of data flow and dynamic adjustments to data sets. Data is transmitted as individual values, minimizing fragmentation and avoiding the inclusion of unnecessary information, which also allows for sending data sets of any size. Additionally, the protocol supports data compression, featuring a high-efficiency, lossless compression method specifically optimized for this standard. An Amendment to the STTP Standard is in development that describes a file format for exchanging data among users based on the STTP real-time data format, but without using a network connection.
The P10 Working Group of the Protocols and Communication Architecture Subcommittee which is under the IEEE PES Power System Communications and Cybersecurity Committee (PSCCC) created IEEE 2664.
- P10 Working Group Contacts: Chair, Scott Mix () , Ken Martin ()
- IEEE Standard 2664 – IEEE Standard for Streaming Telemetry Transport Protocol (STTP) – IEEE Standards Association
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Materials referencing Streaming Telemetry Transport Protocol (STTP):
- 5G Energy FRAME Report on 5G for Grid Use Case (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
- Review of applications and practicalities of synchronized waveform monitoring (University of Strathclyde)
- Lessons Learned at Scale with the World’s Largest STTP Deployment for Synchrophasors (NAPSI)
- Presentation on: STTP Communications and Security (Scott Mix, Chair of P10 Working Group )
- ASP Project: STTP Streaming Telemetry Transport Protocol (NAPSI)
- STTP at ComEd (NAPSI)
- STTP Project Update Demo of STTP over EIDSN (NAPSI)