IEC 60870-5-104

IEC 60870-5-104

IEC 60870-5-104 ?is a protocol for power system monitoring and controlling. Mostly used to communication between substations and control centers over Ethernet (Fiber optics, 2/3/4G, ...).IEC 60870-5-104 protocol is an extension of IEC 60870-5-101 protocol with the changes in transport, network, link and physical layer services to suit the complete network access.

Info about protocol

Telegram Structure

Telegram format with fixed length


Telegram format with variable length


  • APCI?- Application Protocol Control Information (First 6 bytes)
  • APDU -?Application Protocol Data Unit (All variable length telegram)
  • ASDU -?Application Service Data Unit

Type identification

Standard IEC 60870-5-104 data types[1-255]

  • [1-127] - standard definition
  • [128-135] - reserved for routing of messages
  • [136-255] - for special use







Cause of transmission

Standard IEC 60870-5-101 cause of transmission [0-63]








Cristian Rodrigo García Delfín

Ingeniero SCADA - Máster en energías renovables: generación eléctrica

1 周

I think is very similar to dnp3 protocol

Husameldin Ismail

Mehcatronics Eng Certified by SOE | Environmental Firmware and Embedded systems instrumentation programming specialist | Marine Integrator expert | Air quality instruments | Water Quality Monitoring

1 周

What a coincidence, i was just now reading about it to expand my knowledge, thanks for this post Eng. Mohammed

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