Generic Object Oriented Substation Events (
GOOSE) is a controlled model mechanism in which any format of data (status, value) is grouped into a data set and transmitted within a time period of four milliseconds. The following mechanisms are used to ensure specified transmission speed and reliability: • GOOSE data is directly embedded into
Ethernet data packets and works on
publisher-subscriber mechanism on multicast or broadcast MAC addresses. • GOOSE uses
VLAN and priority tagging as per
IEEE 802.1Q to have separate virtual network within the same physical network and sets appropriate message priority level. • Enhanced
retransmission mechanisms – The same GOOSE message is retransmitted with varying and increasing re-transmission intervals. A new event occurring within any GOOSE dataset element will result in the existing GOOSE retransmission message being stopped. A state number within the GOOSE protocol identifies whether a GOOSE message is a new message or a retransmitted message. • GOOSE messages are designed to be brand independent. Some vendors offer
intelligent electronic devices (IED) that fully support IEC 61850 for a truly interoperable approach within the substation network without requiring vendor specific cables or algorithms. ==Generic Substation State Events==