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Why do I need a network to enable energy services?
Doesn't the Internet provide all the connectivity I need?
What added value can Sixth Dimension bring to my current
application or service offerings?
Where can I use 6D iNET?
Does Sixth Dimension build software applications?
Is 6D iNET able to work with applications
developed internally?
Is the 6D iNET network able to work with
multiple software applications?
Will my application software be able to communicate with
all of the devices at my customer sites and control them remotely?
Where is 6D iNET being used now?
Why do I need a network to enable energy services? Doesn't the Internet provide all the connectivity I need?
The Internet alone lacks most of the functionality that is necessary to enable high-value energy services. The 6D iNET network takes advantage of the easy and inexpensive connectivity that the Internet offers, and it adds many additional layers of functionality to reach extremely high levels of network reliability, security, scalability and flexibility.
- Superior control functionality – the 6D iNET network was built
from the bottom up for both communications and control
- Distributed intelligence provides local processing power and business
logic at every customer site
- Multi-layered digital security
- Works with any device that you encounter at customer locations
- Works with any energy services application software
- Full-time monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance
- The capacity to easily change your services and add new customers at any time
6D iNET includes extensive management services, which allow you to avoid the high cost of supporting the network that delivers your energy services. Sixth Dimension assumes responsibility for installing, connecting and maintaining all of the software components that relate to network operations. Thanks to the efficiency of operating a large-scale network, Sixth Dimension can provide this level of support at a fraction of the cost that you would incur by undertaking it on your own.
The bottom line – 6D iNET is a proven off-the-shelf networking solution with wide-open compatibility. By choosing 6D iNET, you can reduce your technology risk, lower your costs, and gain a 12-24 month head start in developing and launching your energy services.
What added value can Sixth Dimension bring to my current application or service offerings?
The 6D iNET network is Internet-based, so it allows you to leverage the cost-efficiency of Internet communications. The network adds a complete package of network management and communications/control functionality.
| 6D iNET network features |
6D iNET value |
| Rapid Service Deployment |
Add new customers at any time. |
| Easy network configuration |
Change your services and offer new
ones at any time |
| 24/7 Operations Center |
Full-time monitoring, troubleshooting
and maintenance |
Open Application Interface
(6D iNET API) |
6D iNET works with any application
software you choose to run your energy services |
| Device Driver Library |
6D iNET works with any devices
you may encounter at your customer sites |
| Fully Integrated Security |
Communications are fault tolerant and shielded by many layers of digital security including authorization, authentication and encryption |
| Distributed Intelligence |
Local processing power and business logic provides superior reliability and flexibility, and virtually unlimited scalability. |
| Communications and Control |
6D iNET was built from the bottom up for both communications and control. |
6D iNET gives your business room to grow.
The 6D iNET network allows you to work with any software application you select, and to build energy services that truly match your business model. It allows you to deploy your services quickly, and to respond easily to market opportunities. With a virtually unlimited ability to expand the scale of your customer base and the scope of the services you offer, 6D iNET allows you to grow your business without limits.
Where can I use 6D iNET?
For any utility, ESP, ESCO, software provider, hardware manufacturer or systems integrator, 6D iNET is the ideal network for enabling a broad spectrum of energy services including:
- Facility metering/monitoring and control
- Performance-based operations and maintenance (single and multi-facility)
- Economic demand response and active load curtailment
- Aggregated distributed generation
- Power reliability, quality monitoring and analysis
Does Sixth Dimension build software applications?
No. Sixth Dimension does not compete with software providers. While software companies are focused on building strong applications, Sixth Dimension is a network service provider. In fact, because the 6D iNET network can work with any software application, Sixth Dimension already partners with many leading software companies to provide the networking services they need to create an energy service.
Is 6D iNET able to work with applications developed internally?
Yes. The 6D iNET network includes an Open Application Interface (6D iNET API) that allows simple, seamless and fast integration with any application – whether off-the-shelf or internally created.
Is the 6D iNET network able to work with multiple software applications?
Yes. All of your software applications – including customer information systems, monitoring/alarming, real-time pricing, load curtailment and distributed generation, for example – will be able to access your data through the 6D iNET open application interface.
You will also be able to add new applications at any time. They, too, will have wide-open access to your data.
Will my application software be able to communicate with all of the devices at my customer sites and control them remotely?
Yes. Unlike other "networks" that were developed primarily for monitoring, the 6D iNET network was built from the bottom up to provide real-time communications and robust control functionality. The 6D iNET open application interface and its library of device drivers allows real-time communication and control regardless of the application software you use and energy devices you may encounter at customer locations.
Where is 6D iNET being used now?
The 6D iNET network is being used by utilities, ESPs, and ESCOs in many parts of the United States to deliver a wide variety of energy services.
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