ICCP / TASE.2 - SCADA Protocols

Category Archives: ICCP / TASE.2

ICCP (TASE.2, IEC 60870-6) is the protocol utility control centers use to exchange real-time data with each other — neighboring utilities, regional operators, and power pools. This category covers the full standard: the MMS foundation, bilateral tables and access control, transfer sets and reporting, device control, conformance blocks, and securing ICCP links with IEC 62351-4.

ICCP Bilateral Tables Explained (TASE.2 Access Control)

Every ICCP link runs on a pair of bilateral tables. They decide who may connect, what they may see, and what they may do. They are also the single most common reason a new ICCP link doesn’t work on day one — not the protocol, not the network, the tables. This article covers what a bilateral table is,… Read More »

What Is the ICCP Protocol? TASE.2 (IEC 60870-6) Explained

ICCP is the protocol utility control centers use to talk to each other. Not to substations. Not to RTUs. To other control centers: the neighboring utility, the regional transmission operator, the power pool, an independent generator’s dispatch center. Its official name is TASE.2, the Telecontrol Application Service Element 2. The standard behind it is the IEC 60870-6 series,… Read More »