In an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), data acquisition points (DAPs) are responsible for collecting traffic from several smart meters and automated devices and transmitting them to the utility control center. Although the problem of optimized data collector placement has already been addressed for wireless broadband and sensor networks, DAP placement is quite a new research area for AMI...

Electric utilities are in the process of installing millions of smart meters around the world, to help improve their power delivery service. Although many of these meters come equipped with encrypted communications, they may potentially be vulnerable to cyber intrusion attempts. These attempts may be aimed at stealing electricity, or destabilizing the electricity market system. Therefore, there...

The increasing demand for electricity has necessitated the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the development of the smart grid. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are contributing technologies. In this paper, a review on AMI and WSN in the smart grid is carried out. Also, the introduction of WSNs with AMI in the in-home e...

The age of Internet of Things (IoT) has brought in new challenges specifically in areas such as security. The evolution of classic power grids to smart grids is a prime example of how everything is now being connected to the Internet. With the power grid becoming smart, the information and communication systems supporting it is subject to both classical and emerging cyber-attacks. The article i...

The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is the core component in a smart grid. It exhibits highly complex heterogeneous network configurations comprising of different cyber-physical components. These components are interconnected through different communication media, protocols, and secure tunnels, and are operated using different modes of data delivery and security policies. The inherent co...

In this paper, by considering the constraints of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems, we propose an authenticated key exchange protocol and an authenticated message broadcasting protocol. The proposed protocols are based on two well-known protocols, Okamoto and Schnorr, and inherit their security features. For providing the security of the system against physical attacks, we utilize ...

Security is fundamental to the operation of smart grid and its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Key establishment is the core component in key management schemes and plays a crucial role in satisfying the security requirements. In recent years, many key establishment protocols have been proposed in the context of smart grids. However, their high overhead and complexity have undermined th...