front cover -- copyright -- table of contents -- front matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- body -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 SCADA systems -- 1.3 Open systems and communications standards -- 1.4 IEC 60870.5 and DNP3.0 -- 1.5 Local area networks, Ethernet and TCP/IP -- 1.6 UCA protocol -- 2. Fundamentals of SCADA communications -- 2.1 SCADA systems -- 2.2 Remote terminal units -- 2.3 PLCs used as RTUs -- 2.4 The master station -- 2.5 Communication architectures -- 2.6 Communication philosophies -- 2.7 Basic standards: RS-232 and RS-485 -- 2.8 SCADA protocols -- 2.9 The open systems interconnection model -- 3. Open SCADA protocols DNP3 and IEC 60870 -- 3.1 Interoperability and open standards -- 3.2 Development of standards -- 4. Preview of DNP3 -- 4.1 What is DNP3? -- 4.2 Interoperability and open standard -- 4.3 Benefits of DNP3 -- 4.4 Features of DNP3 -- 4.5 System topology -- 4.6 Background and development -- 4.7 Why use DNP3? -- 5. Fundamentals of distributed network protocol -- 5.1 Fundamental concepts -- 5.2 Understanding DNP3 message structure -- 5.3 Physical layer -- 5.4 Data link layer -- 5.5 Transport layer (pseudo-transport) -- 5.6 Application layer message handling -- 5.7 Application layer message functions -- 5.8 Data object library -- 6. Advanced considerations of distributed network protocol -- 6.1 DNP3 sub-set definitions -- 6.2 Interoperability between DNP3 devices -- 6.3 Implementation rules and recommendations -- 6.4 Conformance testing -- 6.5 DNP3 polling and communications options -- 6.6 Time synchronization -- 6.7 DNP3 over TCP/IP and UDP/IP -- 7. Preview of IEC 60870-5 -- 7.1 What is IEC 60870-5? -- 7.2 Standards -- 7.3 System topology -- 7.4 Message structure -- 7.5 Addressing -- 7.6 Networked version -- 7.7 Application data objects -- 7.8 Interoperability -- 8. Fundamentals of IEC 60870-5.

8.1 The IEC 60870-5 standard -- 8.2 Protocol architecture -- 8.3 Physical layer -- 8.4 Data link layer -- 8.5 Application layer -- 8.6 Information elements -- 8.7 Set of ASDUs -- 9. Advanced considerations of IEC 60870- 5 -- 9.1 Application functions -- 9.2 Interoperability -- 9.3 Other information sources -- 9.4 Network operation -- 10. Differences between DNP3 and IEC 60870 -- 10.1 Comparing DNP3 and IEC 60870 -- 10.2 Which one will win? -- 11. Intelligent electronic devices ( IEDs) -- 11.1 Definition -- 11.2 Functions -- 12. Ethernet and TCP/IP networks -- 12.1 IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD ('Ethernet') -- 12.2 Physical layer -- 12.3 Signaling methods -- 12.4 Medium access control -- 12.5 Frame transmission -- 12.6 Frame reception -- 12.7 Collisions -- 12.8 MAC frame format -- 12.9 Difference between 802.3 and Ethernet -- 12.10 Reducing collisions -- 12.11 Ethernet design rules -- 12.12 TCP/IP -- 13. Fieldbus and SCADA communications systems -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Profibus -- 13.3 Foundation fieldbus -- 14. UCA protocol -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 UCA development -- 14.3 UCA technology -- 14.4 Summary -- 15. Applications of DNP3 and SCADA protocols -- 15.1 Water industry application -- 16. Future developments -- back matter -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Implementers of DNP3 -- Appendix C: Sample device profile document -- Appendix D: Practicals -- index.