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Release Roadmap

Release Roadmap

  • Ready for review

    • The GEISA project is working on several products that would enable grid edge interoperability that consists of:

    • GEISA Specification (Draft Target 6/30/2025) for:

      • ADM: Application & Device Management

      • API: Application Programming Interface

      • EE: Execution Environment

    • Sample Implementation (Target Q3 2025) for a GEISA API and Execution Environment

    • Conformance Tests (Target Q1 2026) for each of the above specification

    The specification should be sufficiently defined that a conformance test can be performed for each component of the specification. The above products define the minimal set of requirements to provide basic interoperability and a consistent environment for edge application developers.

    GEISA Product Conformance Table

    Product

    GEISA 1.0 - Target for Draft Release

    Possibly in Final

    Beyond GEISA 1.0

    Out of Scope

     

    Product

    GEISA 1.0 - Target for Draft Release

    Possibly in Final

    Beyond GEISA 1.0

    Out of Scope

     

    Privacy & Security

    EE Security: https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OID3Aw

    1. API Security

      1. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/KAB4Bw

    2. App Signing

    1. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/72318982

    2. ADM Security

     

     

    ADM Spec:

    1. Manifest Definitions

      1. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BQD-Cg

    2. App Management

      1. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/QQD5Aw

      2. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/RwD4Aw

    3. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/66584637/Application+Monitoring?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiZWU4ODE5OWRkMzI2NDYyMjhiYjk1ZDU5ZDFhMTkwNzQiLCJwIjoiYyJ9

    4. Device Management (in Spec)

    5. Device Monitoring (in Spec)

    6. Data Management

    1. Network Resource Management

    1. Application Certification

    1. Device Resource Management

     

    API Spec:

    1. Device State

    2. Networking (Status)

    3. Upstream Networking (Messaging / P2P)

    4. Metrology

    5. Waveform

    6. Billing Register (https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/290717727)

    7. External Time Reference

    8. Sensors (Actuator, Environmental, GPS)

     

    1. Hardware Acceleration access (i.e. AI accelerators)

     

     

    EE Spec:

    1. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/C4D5Aw

    2. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/66650130

    3. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/148307997

    4. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/66617414

    5. Resource Management & Security

      1. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OID3Aw

    6. Edge InterApp Communications

      1. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/66584647/Application+Programming+Interfaces+APIs?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiM2Q0ZTNkNTQ3ZDI4NDFjMDhmZjc5ZTg3ZWQyOWRjZDIiLCJwIjoiYyJ9

      2. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/289931338/Message+Bus+Security+Considerations?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzFhNjZiYzgyNDc4NDJhYTk4MGMwZDAzZWUyNDZhZWEiLCJwIjoiYyJ9

    7. ADM & External Systems :

      1. https://lf-energy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEISA/pages/279674885/Network+Communications?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNDc0MDkyYWY5OGI5NDhiMmFjNzU0Y2M5M2I2MDAzZjAiLCJwIjoiYyJ9

    8. Filesystem

    9. Logging

    1. Threading

    2. CPU / GPU Access

    3. System Calls

     

     

    1. Application Classification

    2. Network - Physical Layer

    3. Message Bus - Physical Layer

    Beyond GEISA 1.0

    Future iterations of GEISA would expand the definition to increase interoperability and capability across the edge environment

    • GEISA 1.x

    • GEISA 2.0

      • Native Implementation as opposed to containerization

      • Move towards Build Once vs. Write Once

      • More API’s for other types of hardware support

      • API calls GPU/AI accelerators for need to be specifically defined

      • For consideration:

        • App-to-app (on device)

        • Peer-to-peer (app on one device to app on another device).

        • Expanded use of DNS

        • Enhanced Platform Provided Security & Encryption Services

        • More Granular API control – authorizing permissions for a limited period.

        • Management of HAN authorizations & Local Device Interactions

        • More extensive/comprehensive “zero trust” approach.

        • Post-Quantum Cryptography (where feasible)

        • Extension of the platform via apps (Need concrete examples on this).

      • Commercial:

        • Need GEISA to be digestible/useful for the 100k end-point utility.

        • “Light” version of the spec / product brief for end users to understand it.

        • Sane / secure defaults in the spec that allows minimal-touch deployments.

        • Keeping things up-to-date – lean into reducing risk. Updating apps, not doing a meter firmware update.

    GEISA Project Timeline

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    GEISA project Timeline