Simulator of IEC 60870 communication

Abstract

The power industry’s evolution hinges on efficient and reliable transmission, distribution, and control of electricity, increasingly facilitated by remote monitoring and control systems. Among these, SCADA technologies stand out, enabling centralized supervision and management of energy infrastructure. Central to these systems are communication protocols such as protocols from IEC 60870 standard, facilitating data exchange within power networks. This paper introduces a communication simulator based on IEC 60870-5-101/103/104 protocols. Our simulator for IEC 60870 is capable of simulating all three mentioned protocols on the client-server principle. It can simulate both balanced and unbalanced transmissions, adjust transmitted data, set quality bits, and much more. Our simulator was tested in a virtual environment.