Telecommunications and Information Technology

Among the main results of the actions undertaken by the IT Corporate department in 2015, regarding Telecommunications and Information Technology, it is highlighted:

 

Improvements in the use of Big Data Solutions and Analytics

During 2015, a Data Management program structuringwas started to guide the use of information and tocreate solutions directed at analyzing large volumes of data. Some pilot initiatives were developed, with emphasis on:

• Relation between Load and Temperature - an analytical model to analyze, gather and relate load and historical temperaturecurves, generating a model in order to obtain a probable load curve, given a temperature curve
• Visualization / Data Exploitation - theTableau tool was adopted and deployed in order to assist the company's directors in the follow-up of audit reports.

 

Applications Systems Projects Completed

Throughout 2015, significant development projects and actions of support systems tofinalistic areas that contributed significantly to the management of data and information werecompleted, among which we highlight:

BIPS’s Geo-referenced Registration Information System (SINDAT), to facilitate the consultation of information on the BIPS’s transmission and generation installations.

Technical Data Base Registration Management System (GERCAD), which replaces older systems and provides more flexibility in use, allowing simultaneous consultation by multiple users to the Technical Database (BDT).

• BIPS's Asset Ownership Alteration System (ATASIN), which supports the alterations of the assets ownership, preserving the history and the validity of the ownership.
• Improvement of theDetermination of Alterations on Operating Status System of Generating Units and International Interconnections (SAMUG WEB), in order to include all the necessary features for the determination and consistency of events.
• System for the Daily Operation Program Generation (SPDO) replacing the current Daily Operation Program (PDO) used in the Pre-Operation and Real-Time environment.
• Limits Management System (GERLIM) to systematize the workflow of the elaboration of Registration Documents (CDs), Operating Instructions (IOs) and Operational Messages (MOPs) concerning the transmission and equipmentlimits.
• ONS’s Weather Information System (SIMONS), to automate the receiving, processing and use of the meteorological measures necessary for the preparation of the Daily Schedule and Monthly Operation Program.
• Replacement of the old Domino.doc technology by Sharepoint technology, facilitating access to relevant documents.
• Improvement of publishing solution of Grid Procedures and Operation Procedures Manual (MPO), making it more accessible to all of ONS’s external public.
• Development and implementation of the Main Design Project Monitoring System and Transmission Installations Management (SAGIT-PB), allowing to automate the process
• Improvement of the Transmission System’sUsage Amount Determination (SAMUST) for compliance with REN 666.

 

Application Systems Projects under Development

Throughout 2015, specifying actions and development of support systems projects to finalistic areaswere also conducted, highlighting:

• Development of the Interventions Management System for use in Real Time (SICOP)
• Development of the Load Forecast Consolidation System by Busbar (SCPCB),to manage thenecessary information to the load forecasting consolidation process by busbar for electrical studies in a centralized manner
• Development of the Outflow Forecast Management System (SGPV), which will support the outflow forecasting process.
• Development of the BIPS’s Electric Programming Management System (PDES), which aims at improving the technological solution that supports the current daily schedulingprocess.
• Development of the Electric Studies Management System (GPAR), whose objective is to be the main support tool to perform short, medium and long termElectric Studies.
• Design of theContent Management System of the Operation Procedures Manual , which will replace the current SIGOP / MPO
• Design of the Transmission’s Administration and Determination System (SAAT) and of the Generation’sDetermination System (SAGER) and selection of integrated technology platform to support the development.
• Design of the SAM replacement project, in compliance with the demands of the Normative Resolution No. 669/2015 issued by ANEEL.
• Design of the Decomp Assembler, a system that aims to promote more agility, security and traceability of the Monthly Operation Program Process

 

Improvements in Information Security

ONS makes use of several protection, detection and response to cyber threatstechnologies, however it is necessary to ensure the continuous updating and evaluation of these solutions’effectiveness. Therefore,the Cybersecurity Roadmap was developed,in order to:

• Set a reference for ONS’s maturity assessment regarding cyber security practices;
• Identify ONS’s current cybersecurity positioning concerning the adopted technologies and processes;
• RecommendONS’sproper positioning for each of these practices, based on a short and mid-term assessment, in the light of available resources or considered viable fora3 yearhorizon.

In addition, to increase cyber security ONS’s main Datacenter firewalls structure was redefined, a solution was deployed to detect real timethreats, which extends the ability to prevent malicious attacks and the solution deployment was startedfor theIdentities Management, in order to ensure more control over the concession, maintenance activities and removal of users’ access to applications and systems.

 

Improvements in Infrastructure

In 2015, the IT Asset Management Project wascompleted, obtaining the result of full compliance in two external audits made by Oracle and Microsoft.

Main Datacenter migration from Brasilia to Rio de Janeiro was performed without generating any impact on the continuity of ONS’s processes.

New telecommunications assets wereimplemented with expansions of local and long distance networks’processing capacity and mitigation of weaknesses in infrastructure.