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Our Mission

We actively develop and support measures to improve interoperability and cybersecurity in DNP systems by developing technologies and standards, implementing a conformance program, and providing education to the industry.

 

Activities of the Users Group

DNP3 has grown to be the most widely used protocol for electric transmission and distribution communications in North America and other regions of the world, and is a named standard for DER communications. DNP3 is also broadly adopted in adjacent industries such as water / wastewater, transportation and the oil and gas industry. 

The DNP Users Group (DNP-UG) owns and maintains DNP3 and supports our user community and the industry by enhancing and promoting DNP3 (Distributed Network Protocol), also known as IEEE Std. 1815TM. Our members include utilities, suppliers, consultants, and individuals (including students). Many of our initiatives support greater interoperability between supplier’s products and systems and/or enhance cyber security. On-going refinements also add new features and time-saving capabilities which are then included in the next update of IEEE 1815. Our growing library of Standards, Application Notes, Guides, Security Notices, and Technical Bulletins provide essential information for our members. The leadership team and technical team members provide periodic educational opportunities including tutorials, white papers, and conference presentations. Our Conformance Certification Program manages the Conformance Test Review process and publishes conformance certificates which are publicly posted. The DNP-UG is governed by our Board of Directors in accordance with our bylaws. The technical teams are involved with four different groups as follows:

  • Technical Committee
  • Cybersecurity Task Force
  • Test Management Committee
  • Test Procedure Committee.

 

Recent and current developments include new:

  • Update to the IEEE Std. 1815TM standard.
  • DER communications standard – IEEE 1815.2TM (draft) – joint effort with MESA.
  • Secure Authentication v6 (SAv6).
  • Authorization Management Protocol (AMP).
  • Test procedures.
  • Device profile guide.
  • Expanded Conformance Certification Program (CCP).

 

Membership in the Users Group

Join us! To participate and receive DNP-UG member benefits and services including the latest documents and updates, utilities and vendors are required to join and remain members. For more information go to dnp.org or email our team at admin@dnp.org  

 

DNP Users Group content including, postings, documents and presentations that refer to IEEE or IEEE standards, solely represent the views of the DNP-UG and do not necessarily represent a position of either IEEE, IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA), the IEEE Power System Communications and Cybersecurity Standards Committee, or the applicable IEEE Working Groups.

 

The DNP Users Group is a California nonprofit mutual benefit Corporation, operating pursuant to United States IRS code 501(c)(6).

Announcements

Updated (Version 6.0) Member Fee Structure for Voting

Thank you to those that have participated and provided input in this process of arriving at the new proposed fee structure.  Our member input period ran from February 25th  to June 1st, 2019.  We have listened to your input and made many changes while striving to address our current and projected cash flow needs.  The fee structure for voting is Version 6.0. The member community has also provided good input on directions, value enhancements and new initiatives, many of which now appear on our plans and proposals.

Originally, we had planned to release the new proposed fees on June 3rd with a vote at the meeting on June 20th.  However, we concluded that on a change as significant as this, we needed to connect with more members and give a more flexible opportunity to vote than a single event on June 20th.  Therefore, we have delayed our process for several days to put the following in place:

  1. Release fees and updated information on June 12, 2019.
  2. Develop a voting tool to the Home Page of our website along with a new Voting Information document.
  3. Enable voting (on the website) on June 14 through to midnight (Eastern) on June 30, 2019

 

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DNP Users Group - Link to Updated Fee Changes

This afternoon we completed the 2nd of our two planned Member Fee Information Webinars.  At these two webinars we presented our updated (preliminary) member fee structure.  The current fee proposal is Version 4.0 which is on slide 14 of the latest slide deck available here.  

Changes to our Fee Structure, Upcoming Information Sessions and the Special Meeting on June 20, 2019

Important Announcement from the DNP Users Group on Changes to our Fee Structure, Upcoming Information Sessions and the Special Meeting on June 20, 2019

As a follow up to our announcement at the DNP Users Group Annual Meeting on February 24, 2019, the Director Team of the DNP Users Group wish to remind you of our intent to change the membership fee structure.  During the annual meeting, we described the new programs, upgraded services being provided and planned by the Users Group.  We also presented an initial proposed fee structure and indicated that we intended to follow an open and transparent process. Your input was invited at that time and some has been received. 

Over the past few years it has become very apparent that fulfilling the needs of our users and the industry is no longer possible on a purely volunteer basis,  even though our talented volunteers consistently give well over 3000 hours per year!   The bottom line; this change is ..............................

DNP Users Group Annual Meeting Minutes are Posted

Upcoming Webinar: "Updating Brownfield Substation Control Systems with DNP3 Secure Authentication"

The Users Group is pleased to inform you of a webinar entitled: "Updating Brownfield Substation Control Systems with DNP3 Secure Authentication" which was originally presented (slightly different title) at DistribuTECH 2019.  The real-time event is this Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 11:00AM Pacific (2PM Eastern) and will also be recorded for future play-back.  The hosts/presenters are Mocana and GE.  You need to register in advance at:

Webinar on DNP3 Secure Authentication

Important note: The Users Group is not in the role of endorsing any individual vendor but will occasionally highlight the early or innovative adoption of DNP related standards and technologies for the benefit of our members and the industry.

 

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