AVSystem publishes report on NMS strategy for SMGW management under MsbG

AVSystem announces the release of a report concerning Network Management System strategy for Smart Meter Gateways.
The full document is available for download on the AVSystem website.

Authored by AVSystem's engineering and application teams, the report presents a comprehensive study of network management within the SMGW ecosystem. It is the first document to map network management requirements directly to the legal framework of the German Messstellenbetriebsgesetz and define the respective roles within the German energy market.

The publication is directed at Gateway Administrators managing critical infrastructure operations.

The document covers the following key areas:

• Lifecycle Phases: Analysis of the SMGW lifecycle, including Rollout, Operation & Lifecycle Management, and Decommissioning.
• Legal Compliance: Methods for fulfilling explicit monitoring obligations under § 25 MsbG and managing fault clearance requirements under § 11 MsbG.
• Cost Management and SLAs: Application of remote diagnostics in relation to statutory price caps (§ 30 MsbG) and the utilization of NMS logs for Service Level Agreement (SLA) verification.
• Technological Automation: Technical implementation of mass operations, firmware updates (FOTA), and certificate renewals via platforms such as Coiote IoT DM.

About AVSystem: AVSystem develops software solutions for IoT device management. The company provides infrastructure tools for network monitoring, device provisioning, and mass management across various protocols and standards, including a Network Management System for Smart Meter Gateways.