CDV61850-6©1EC:2002 -3- 57WG10 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS IN SUBSTATIONS Part 6:Configuration description language for communication in electrical substations related to IEDs FOREWORD 1)The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees(IEC National Committees).The object of the IEC is to promote inter- national co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields.To this end and in addition to other activities,the IEC publishes International Standards.Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees;any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work.International,governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation.The IEC collaborates closely with the International Organization for Standardi- zation (ISO)in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the two organizations. 2)The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters express,as nearly as possible,an interna- tional consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all interested National Committees. 3)The documents produced have the form of recommendations for international use and are published in the form of standards,technical reports or guides and they are accepted by the National Committees in that sense. 4)In order to promote international unification,IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC International Standards transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional standards.Any diver- gence between the IEC Standard and the corresponding national or regional standard shall be clearly indicated in the latter. 5)The IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered responsible for any equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards. 6)Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of patent rights.The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. The International Standard IEC 61850-6 has been prepared by WG 10,11,and 12 of IEC technical committee 57:Communication networks and systems in substations. Version 8CDV,August 2002CDV 61850-6 © IEC:2002 – 3 – 57/WG10 Version 8CDV, August 2002 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION ____________ COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS IN SUBSTATIONS Part 6: Configuration description language for communication in electrical substations related to IEDs FOREWORD 1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote inter￾national co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To this end and in addition to other activities, the IEC publishes International Standards. Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation. The IEC collaborates closely with the International Organization for Standardi￾zation (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the two organizations. 2) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an interna￾tional consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all interested National Committees. 3) The documents produced have the form of recommendations for international use and are published in the form of standards, technical reports or guides and they are accepted by the National Committees in that sense. 4) In order to promote international unification, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC International Standards transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional standards. Any diver￾gence between the IEC Standard and the corresponding national or regional standard shall be clearly indicated in the latter. 5) The IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered responsible for any equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards. 6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. The International Standard IEC 61850-6 has been prepared by WG 10, 11, and 12 of IEC technical committee 57: Communication networks and systems in substations