DCC Shared Service Provider

Eric Graham, Commercial Director

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TMA Data Management

• Started 1989 - consultancy and boutique developer • Electricity competitive market opened in 1998,

Controlled Market Start Up • Provided IS and IT solutions to Larger Suppliers • Qualified as an Agent 2005 • Now provide Half Hourly and Non Half Hourly Data

Collection, Data Aggregation, AMR, Data Retrieval and Internet services to over 20 Suppliers and other market participants

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What are Shared Services?

• Access to Data Communications Company (DCC) services

• Without having to interface directly with DCC • Without having to develop capability for Smart Meter

Key Infrastructure (SMKI) • Business as Usual proposition • Shared Services Provider (SSP)

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SM WAN

Secure comms

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Supplier

SSP

Comms Hub

DCC (DSP & CSPs)

CGI Adaptor

DCC User

Gateway

DCC sends Service Requests through to the comms hub over the SMWAN

SSP creates Service Requests and sends to DCC through DCC User Gateway

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Supplier SSP DCC

Comms Hub

Gas Meter Electricity Meter In Home Display (IHD)

Other Devices

Shared Service Provider ‘box’

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CGI Adaptor

Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)

SSP back office systems

Parse & Correlate

• All DUGIS Service Requests

• Full Smart Metering Key Infrastructure (SMKI) functionality

Translation layer

• Core Service – Meter take on -> installing certificates, configuration – Data retrieval at required frequency – Updates -> tariffs, firmware etc.

• Optional additional services – Prepayment – Install and commission – ……

• Translation layer translates Suppliers service requirements into appropriate Service Request(s)

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Communications

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Supplier SSP

Other

DTN

SFTP

VPN/IP

SSP Benefits

• Minimum disruption to Suppliers businesses • “BAU”, from simple data retrieval and just receiving, for

instance, D0010s • Standard Core services but with service choices,

elective services • Full DUGIS capability available • Without having to build and operate own system

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Supplier’s Responsibilities

• User Entry Process Testing (UEPT) -> made easy with TMA support

• ISO27001 compliance -> SSP systems will meet security requirements of ISO 270001 but Suppliers retain internal security requirements

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More Information

• User Entry Process Testing (UEPT) -> made easy with TMA support

• Q&A in a moment • ‘DCC Shared Service Provider – Service Description’

out early July 2014 • Presentations to Small Suppliers forum, ICOSS and

individually, available now

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TMA SSP Timetable

• July 2014, DCC SSP Service Description published • Email requests to smart@tma.co.uk or telephone

01324 711744. • September 2014, commercial contracts available • Ready for December 1st 2015 (DCC goes live)

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TMA SSP Timetable

• July 2014, DCC SSP Service Description published • Email requests to smart@tma.co.uk or telephone

01324 711744. • September 2014, commercial contracts available • Ready for December 1st 2015 (DCC goes live)

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• May 2015: ready for UEPT • June 2015: UEPT commences • 1 Dec 2015: DCC Go Live

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Any questions?

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