“…Advances in ICT are playing a key role in the development of real-time simulation technologies. With the incorporation of standards and protocols of communication, data management, and control, such as IEC 61850 [17,19,36,49,51,69,70], IEC 61970 [69,71], and DNP3 [17,38,47,49,60,72,73], applications that previously needed equipment and devices to be close to each other due to connectivity and data acquisition requirements are no longer subject to this limitation. Using Ethernet and WLAN networks through the protocols as mentioned, it is possible to integrate, simulate, and monitor in real time the performance and behavior of protection, control, and communications equipment and devices that comprise the real electrical grid.…”