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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

DNP Users Group at DistribuTECH 2020

DNP Users Group at DistribuTECH 2020

DistribuTECH 2020 is just around the corner!

 

If this email was forwarded to you and you would like to receive future news about DNP directly, we encourage you to Register here for DNP emails.

Below are the DNP-UG events at DistribuTECH this year...

 

DNP Users Group & UCA International (61850) Users Group Joint Meeting

Tuesday, January 28m 2020 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Henry B. Gonzalez Center, Cantilever Room

Guests Welcome.  Light buffet dinner at 5:30 PM.

Presentations will include:

  • Updates on DNP3 Security Initiatives for 2020
  • Salt River Project’s Cyber Security for OT (presentation on behalf of SRP)
  • Revamped Conformance Test Review Process
  • DNP Technical Committee and other technical activities during 2019, as well as 2020 plans
  • General updates on the DNP-UG including the launch of the new fee structure

 

This is an open meeting that will start with the 61850-UG and transition to the DNP-UG at around 7:15 pm. Please plan to attend!

Guests interested in either IEC 61850 or DNP3 are always welcome.

 

Visit the DNP Users Group Booth (#2561)

We are also promoting membership in the Users Group at DistribuTECH this year.  Therefore, we will have a special gift at the booth for active DNP-UG members (please confirm or update your membership before the show)!  To receive your gift you must answer a DNP-Testing question: “The latest Member Update posted on the DNP.org website mentions (see the Security Initiatives Update) that AMP has replaced DKMP.  What does DKMP mean?”

Our gift, as a thank you for your support and membership, is a useful USB Power Bank with 4400 mAhr battery capacity. First 50 visitors per day will receive this gift.

 

About the DNP Users Group

The DNP-UG provides a valuable service to the utility and vendor communities by providing on-going:

For more information see our latest Member Update:  here

Membership Matters!  Join or Renew Today

Become a member of the DNP Users Group

Your membership is important by enabling the DNP User Group to continue to provide the valuable services listed above. Active Members of the DNP User Group have free access (via the Document Library of the DNP.org website) to all protocol documents, document updates, technical committee bulletins and minutes, and other relevant publications and documents.

User Group members also have access to the online Discussion Forum. This service lets members post messages which can be read by all members of the Users Group and serves as a discussion area for DNP3 technical and commercial issues.            

Note: Our website upgrade is underway which will impact new memberships and renewals until February 1, 2020.  Please check us out then!

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We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!

 

Sincerely,

Ronald Farquharson

President and COO

DNP Users Group

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