Scheduling Smart Grid Network Traffic with Context-Awareness in Industrial Grade Router

Packet switching has slowly taken its place in the smart grid network, and this promising technology is capable of scheduling traffic according to priority assignment. However, a complex situation in the grid requires a flexible solution. A Context-Aware Traffic Scheduling (CATSchA) algorithm has been proposed and this particular work will validate the simulation with the hardware setup, in a controlled environment. The delay results for several test cases are presented, obeying the predefined ranking, and following fair treatment according to their data size and data rate, whenever necessary. Excellent throughput is also reported for all cases.