New technology brings new concerns about security. As the network moves from a centralized to distributed model, better perimeters need to be defined. While DMR does not solve all security issues, it is an essential piece of a secure network.
Member: Yeah. You had: power generation is 'this', there are firewalls, I know how to secure this plant. Transmission at a high voltage level. Here's the firewall. This is contained. And distribution was a totally separate system. So now when you are talking about a Smart Grid and a home meter AMI infrastructure that can communicate with energy control centers which communicates with weather systems, which also communicates with marketing building, which Internet portals, which also communicates to low generation systems. Now you are breaking that hardened perimeters and creating this ubiquitous system that if you are not careful could create additional vulnerabilities in the process.