january/february 2020 ieee power & energy magazine 45 * Creation, Validation, and Execution of Switching Orders * Creation and Management of Safety Documents Switching Operations AMI MDM * Support Real-Time Updates * Equipment, Connectivity, Impedance Models Field Operation * Loop Detection * Operation Notes * Network Tracing * Distribution Operator's Training * Outage and Restoration Training * Operation Validation Tool Training Simulator Corporate and Back-Office Interface * DG/Load Models * Maintain Static and Dynamic Data Database Resource Model Distribution Network Operations Model * Unplanned/Planned Outage Management * Trouble Call Management * Crew Monitor/Assign * Calculate SAIDI, SAIFI, and Others Outage Management * Training * Alarming * Logging * RTU Scanning Monitor and Control via RTUs and Data Acquisition Devices SCADA DER Aware figure 1. The high-level functional architecture of an ADMS. DG: distributed generation; RTU: remote terminal unit; AMI: advanced metering infrastructure; MDM: meter data management; CIS: customer information system; SAIDI: System Average Interruption Duration Index; SAIFI: System Average Interruption Frequency Index. GIS CIS User Interface Network Optimizer * Fault Isolation and Service Restoration * Feeder Reconfiguration * Planned Outage Study * Load and Volt/Var Management * Topology Analysis * Energization Status * Annotations * Tagging * State Estimation * Power Flow * Fault Location * Load Allocation * Limit Monitor * Power Quality * Short Circuit * Loss Analysis * Load Models and Forecast Distribution Network Analysis