DA Endpoint
Network Tiers
AMI Endpoint
Analytics
Just for Fun
100

The 2-Way Licensed RF Communication Network provided by Sensus actively deployed at over 500 utilities –PECO, Southern Company, NVE, & PGE?

Flexnet

100

This tier handles FlexNet Communications.

Tier 3

100

When a meter cannot directly reach a TGB, this can be used to use by near-by meters to relay the data back to a TGB

What is Buddy meter

100

This system has replaced DataRaker.

What is Operations Optimizer

100

These three Smart Grid team members can speak French.

Who are Marc Bourrie, Dekemanee Gbenyan, and Michael Taire

200

This is a photo of which DA device? A self-controlled device for automatically interrupting and reclosing an AC circuit. 

Recloser

200

Which backhaul Tier is wireless?

Tier 2 (WiMax)

200

This is the most common meter on the AMI system?

What is L&G Focus DT-51 Meters

200

The number of bill groups that our AMI meters are divided into is…

What is 21

200

These two Smart Grid team members are both rock climbers 

Who are Kris Gjika and Luke Benedict

300

How many reliable routes are required for DA devices

Atleast 2

300

This occurs twice annually in the Fall and Spring where metrics such as RF output power levels and cable/antenna faults are checked?

Spring/Fall (or Summer/Winter Readiness) PM

300

This is the newest meter on the AMI system

What is Stratus IQ or Aclara

300

What type of alarm is triggered when the voltage drops beneath the voltage threshold.

What is a Brownout Alarm

300

Back when we were in person, this Smart Grid team member had the longest commute.

Who is Luke Garrison

400

This sensus device allows DA controls to communicate with TGBs?

RTM II+

400

Which Tier has the highest bandwidth, security, and reliability?

Tier 1

400

These are electric meters that are heard by the Sensus AMI Network but are not associated with a premise in CIMS 

What are orphan meters

400

What type of alarm is triggered on a meter when the temperature rises above the temp threshold

What is a Hot socket alarm or High temp alarm.

400

Who dreams of setting sail on the open seas.

Who is Bill Romans

500

The DA network operates near what frequency interval for its downlink channel?

930 MHz

500

PECO uses Flexnet, WiMax, Cellular, and which other wireless network for DA Devices.

AirDMACs  

500

There are 5 RNI environments: Test 1, Test 2, QA, Parallel and what other one.

What is PROD

500

This dashboard gives us the ability to monitor the power systems at both TGB and metro sites.

What is the Cordex Status Analyzer (Cordex Dashboard)

500

This person is a Clemson Tiger super fan.

Who is Glenn Pritchard

600

This system acts as the master of AutomationControl and is used in the OCC to control/monitor the DA system.

DMS (or ADMS)

600

This network is contained within a customer's home or business that connects a customer's qualified energy monitoring device to a smart meter. 

Home area network (HAN)

600

This new protocol is coming to the RNI.

What is Flexnet V2

600

CEMI stands for this 4 word acronym

What is Customer Experiencing Multiple Interruptions

600

This Smart Grid Team Member plays Volleyball.

Shailen Patel.

700

What is the predominate communication protocol used in the DA network that is known for it’s Report by Exception model

DNP3 Protocol

700

Identify the Sensus FlexNet Base Station from the below images 

 a. b.  c.  d.

d.

700

This is the average number of TGBs that most meters have on their route table.

What is 5-6

700

CAIDI stands for this 5 word acronym.

What is Customer Average Interruption Duration Index

700

This person DJs on the weekends.

Who is Luv Gera

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