Optimal placement of universal data aggregation points for smart electric metering based on hybrid wireless

Copyright © 2017 by the paper’s authors. The Smart Electric Metering (SEM), seeks to supply quality services without neglecting the reliability of the system. Therefore, a quality service must be closely linked to the wireless communication technologies, to technify the SEM, not only the read, but also cuts, recon-nections, and another additional services that the infrastructure of intelligent measurement provides through wireless technologies, such as Cellular or WiFi. This article proposes an quasi-optimal planning and deployment model of smart meter (SM) for SEM in order to guarantee reliable wireless links communication at the lowest implementation cost. The proposed algorithm gives global solutions within a finite scenario, making it a scalable model in time capable of managing the use of available links.