At this session we will cover the use of IPv6 in the Smart Grid - how it will be used in the Utility network and in the Home network, what the benefits would be and why ad-hoc and proprietary solutions should be avoided.

Chairperson:

Geoff Mulligan,
Chairman,
IPSO Alliance;
6lowpan Working Group Chair,
Internet Engineering Task Force

Mr. Mulligan is a technology consultant focused on RF sensors, IP networks, and open systems. He is the Chairman of the IPSO Alliance, IETF working group chair for 6lowpan. He is currently working on sensor network projects for the US DOD and government agencies and Smart Energy and SmartGrid projects.

Geoff was previously responsible for Technology development for Invensys Advanced Building Systems where he oversaw the design and development of new building automation systems and technology and was the network and protocol architect for the Invensys Goodwatts product. While at Sun Microsystems he worked on emerging network technologies and network/system security products such as telecommuting tools, firewalls and encryption and was the principal architect for Sun's original firewall product - SunScreen. Geoff spent a few years in the Air Force working at the Pentagon on computer and network security, building local and wide area networks and teaching computer science at the Air Force Academy. Geoff received a B.S. in Computer Science from the Air Force Academy and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Denver. He has authored the book "Removing the Spam," holds patents in network security and electronic mail and testified before Congress on electronic commerce and computer security.

Speakers:

Fred Baker
Fellow
Cisco Systems

Mr. Baker, who is a Fellow at Cisco Systems, has worked in data communications since 1978 and in Internet technologies since 1986. He chaired the IETF 1996-2001 and has chaired a number of working groups in that forum. He has published 43 RFCs on topics including network management, PPP, IPv4/IPv6 Quality of Service, IPv6 operations, forensic access, and others. Mr. Baker was also a member of the FCC Technical Advisory Board in 2004. He is the IETF delegate to the Smart Grid Interoperability Group, working on the PAP regarding the role of the Internet Architecture in the Smart Grid.

 

Gary Stuebing
Strategic Planning Manager
Duke Energy

Mr. Stuebing was the Director of Telecommunications at Mutual Life of Canada until 1996. In 1996 he went into private consulting. He eventually moved to Charlotte, NC and managed the Telecom group at Belk Stores Services. In 2000, Mr. Stuebing joined Duke Energy as a member of the IT Strategies and Architecture group with responsibility for IT communications and infrastructure services. During this time he was also a key member of the Mergers and Acquisitions team. He led a group which managed the integration of IT for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. In 2004 Mr. Stuebing became a permanent member of the Power Line Communications. It was during this time where he led the efforts to build a business case for "smart" Power Distribution communications. Mr. Stuebing has also been the lead for Powerline Communications standards and regulatory work. In 2007 Gary joined the Smart Grid PLC and Network Design team as a Strategic Planning Manager. In his current capacity he has dual responsibility a technical lead in Smart Grid field Projects as well as leading standards efforts for Smart Grid implementation at Duke Energy. Mr. Stuebing is currently the Vice Chair of the OpenSG Technical Subcommittee and a voting member of the NIST SGIP.

 

Latif Ladid
President
IPv6 Forum

Mr. Ladid is a senior researcher on multiple EU funded projects on IPv6 at the University of Luxembourg and holds several voluntary positions such as UN Strategy Council member, 3GPP PCG member, IPv6 Ready Logo Board member and World Summit Award Board member.