Technology & Infrastructure ====== Operability ====== lead-authors: [Name] contributors: [Names] reviewers: [Names] version: 1.0 updated: 19 March 2026 sensitivity: low ai-disclosure: status: planned short-desc: This topic is part of the ISGAN Wiki and is currently being developed. If you have relevant expertise, you can write the topic in one of the two ways. You can directly edit this page by clicking edit button at the top right corner of this page. You can also use [[about:newtopic|Topic Builder]] if you prefer minimum syntax. Working on a topic requires a confirmed wiki account. To contribute, please register and allow for up three days for admin confirmation. Before contributing, please read ISGAN Wiki Editorial Guidelines. ===== Why this matters ===== [To be drafted] [To be drafted] [To be drafted] ===== A shared definition ===== [To be drafted] See also: [[topics:network_-_grid|Networks & Grids]] for the distinction between grid architecture and grid operation. ===== Perspectives ===== [To be drafted] ==== Actors and stakeholders ==== [To be drafted] ==== Technologies and infrastructure ==== [To be drafted] ==== Institutional structures ==== [To be drafted] ===== Key terms ===== ^ Term ^ Definition ^ | [To be drafted] | | ===== Distinctions and overlaps ===== **Operability and interoperability.** [To be drafted] See [[topics:operability|Operability]] cross-reference note: interoperability concerns the ability of components and systems to exchange meaningful information; operability concerns how the system as a whole performs its functions in real time. These are related but distinct. [To be drafted] **Operability and grid architecture.** Architectural frameworks such as SGAM and SGIRM define the structural layers and interfaces of the grid; operability addresses how that structure performs under real operating conditions. [To be drafted] See [[topics:network_-_grid|Networks & Grids]]. ===== Related topics ===== [[topics:network_-_grid|Networks & Grids]], [[topics:grid_edge|Grid Edge]], [[topics:integrated_system|Integrated System]], [[topics:sector_coupling_-_sector_integration|Sector Coupling]], [[topics:digitalisation|Digitalisation]] ===== References ===== [To be drafted] ===== Topic notes ===== **Editorial notes** Related pages to consult during drafting: * [[topics:network_-_grid|Networks & Grids]] — grid architecture vs. grid operation distinction is already written there; avoid repetition, cross-reference instead * [[topics:grid_edge|Grid Edge]] * [[topics:integrated_system|Integrated System]] * [[topics:sector_coupling_-_sector_integration|Sector Coupling]] * Architectural frameworks (SGAM, SGIRM, GWAC) — covered in the Networks & Grids page; this page should address operational implications of those frameworks, not re-describe them * Interoperability — closely related; clarify scope boundary between the two topics during drafting