ICCP LITE PLUS+

Lite PLUS+ is portable ICCP source code for the Intercontrol Center Communications Protocol (ICCP) per the IEC 60870-6 TASE.2 standards. It enables the application or device developer to develop robust interoperable ICCP-TASE.2 applications and devices quickly using a field-proven implementation. ICCP Lite PLUS+ provides everything needed to build ICCP-TASE.2 interfaces for large SCADA/EMS/DMS and demand aggregation applications. Yet, it is portable and efficient enough to scale down to a compact interface in an RTU or data concentrator for embedded applications using an RTOS.

The Intercontrol Center Communications Protocol (ICCP) Lite PLUS+ is a portable source code implementation of IEC 60870-6 TASE.2. It enables the application or device developer to develop robust interoperable ICCP-TASE.2 applications and devices quickly using a field-proven implementation. ICCP Lite PLUS+ provides everything needed to build ICCP-TASE.2 interfaces for large SCADA/EMS/DMS and demand aggregation applications. Yet, it is efficient enough to scale down to a compact interface in a RTU or data concentrator for embedded applications.

The ICCP standard is specifically designed for the efficient exchange of real-time data and control information between:

• Enterprises
• Control center to control center communications in support of transmission system stability
• Power plant dispatching
• SCADA/EMS interface to data historians and other internal systems
• Demand response signaling

FEATURES

• Client and server implementation for ICCP Conformance Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
• Supports V1996-08 and V2000-08 including millisecond timestamps and “All Changes Reported”
• Single application process support for efficient operation in embedded environments
• Multiple application process stack supported for security, flexibility, and scalability in host computer environments
• Auto data value discovery and auto Data Set and Data Set Transfer Set configuration functions
• Dual local redundancy supporting automatic or manual failover with data and configuration synchronization between primary and backup nodes
• Support for triple quad redundancy of remote systems
• IEC 62351-4 security extensions are included in support of:
  • Strong application level authentication using digital certificates supporting 1024/2048 bit asymmetric keys
  • Transport layer security providing up to 256-bit encryption of all data exchange
  • Updated support for SHA256 signing and certificates
  • Java-based security configuration tools
• Optional non-secure “fall-back” mode to maintain data exchange
• XML based ICCP configuration with a GUI in executable code form
• Scalable (tested to 1000 associations)
• Comprehensive global product support and maintenance

BENEFITS

• Readily available and widely used
• Regular updates and improvements
• Extensively tested
• Easy-to-use code, sample applications, training and support provided
• Maximum performance with minimal CPU and memory requirements
• ANSI C source code provided to facilitate portation to virtually any environment
• Flexible licensing options 

 

KEY PERFORMANCE FEATURES

• Client and server implementation for ICCP Conformance Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
• Supports V1996-08 and V2000-08 including millisecond timestamps and “All Changes Reported”
• Single application process support for efficient operation in embedded environments
• Multiple application process stack supported for flexibility and scalability in host computer environments
• Auto data value discovery and auto Data Set and Data Set Transfer Set configuration functions
• Dual local redundancy supporting automatic or manual failover with data and configuration synchronization between primary and backup nodes
• Support for triple quad redundancy of remote systems
• Optional non-secure “fall-back” mode to maintain data exchange
• XML based configuration with GUI in executable code form
• Scalable (tested to 1000 associations)
• Comprehensive global product support and maintenance

COMPLIANCE TO IEC STANDARDS

• Portable to any operating system supporting ANSI C compiler
• Editions 1, 2 and 3 of IEC 60870-6 parts 802, 503 and 702 Telecontrol Application Service Element Number 2 (TASE.2) supporting TCP/IP profile
• Secure ICCP profiles supported per IEC 62351-4 based on OpenSSL (OpenSSL not included):
  • Strong application authentication with 1024/2048 bit signatures using X.509 digital certificates
  • Transport Layer Security (TLS) with 1024/2048 bit asymmetric keys and up to 256 bit symmetric key
  • using automatic symmetric key renegotiation
• Includes the MMS Lite product supporting IEC 61850 parts 6, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-1, 9-2,7-410, 7-410 and IEC 61400-25-2