What is the difference between a participant workstation and a dispatch workstation in terms of the intended use?
The message dispatch workstation is connected to the Real Time Network, which supports the real time operation of the power system. The participant workstation is connected to the IESO over the public Internet or over a dedicated private network to support market and commercial functions such as settlements, market information publishing, meter data access, etc. (refer to Part 1 and 2 of the PTRM). • As both a generator and consumer, do we have separate bid and dispatch workstations? It is expected that the dispatch and bidding applications will operate satisfactorily on the same workstation. This would presume that the bid and dispatch functions are performed at the same location. In such cases, the hardware, software and power supply requirements will have to meet the specifications for dispatch workstations (see Part 6.2, section 1 of the PTRM). • Can bidding be done over the frame relay link rather then through the Internet link? Yes, if a frame relay connection is required at the
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