Functional block · GSTI

GOOSE supervision timeout interface

Functional block · Substations

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In plain English

What this block does

Reports that the expected event-message supervision interval has expired.

A simple example

In a digital substation bay, a merging unit digitizes local measurements and a protective relay subscribes to the assigned data stream. The command return path and communication-health indications are drawn separately. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Publisher supervision state” at the input and “Message timeout alarm” at the output. Timeout settings affect interpretation.

Publisher supervision stateGSTIMessage timeout alarm
A reading guide. The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.

What the drawings help you do

Start at the named input: Publisher supervision state. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing. Follow the named output: Message timeout alarm. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.

Input
Publisher supervision state
Output
Message timeout alarm
Application reference
An explanation of a named drawing function or circuit relationship; the project documents define the equipment and its connections.

Read the source: Digital secondary systems: Sampled Values

Schematic · GSTIGOOSE supervision timeout interface: original educational illustration
Original educational illustrationSee source and graphic notes

What it represents

Reports that the expected event-message supervision interval has expired. Digital substation interfaces carry measurements, status and control information between primary equipment and protective devices. Measurement streams, event messages and time synchronization are separate dependencies even when they share an Ethernet network.

In a digital substation bay, a merging unit digitizes local measurements and a protective relay subscribes to the assigned data stream. The command return path and communication-health indications are drawn separately. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Publisher supervision state” at the input and “Message timeout alarm” at the output. Timeout settings affect interpretation.

Identify publisher, subscriber, data meaning and quality handling. Protocol labels alone do not establish protection performance, compatibility or network redundancy; these need the selected system configuration and validation. The functional block is an independent explanation of this named application. Equipment-specific ratings, terminal connections and operating conditions must be established in the project documentation.

How to read it

  • Start at the named input: Publisher supervision state. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.
  • Follow the named output: Message timeout alarm. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.
  • Timeout settings affect interpretation.
  • Identify publisher, subscriber, data meaning and quality handling. Protocol labels alone do not establish protection performance, compatibility or network redundancy; these need the selected system configuration and validation.

Information to show or reference

  • Label the source and connection reference for publisher supervision state.
  • Identify the destination and defined state of message timeout alarm.
  • Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.
  • Check this application limit in the project design: Timeout settings affect interpretation.

A distinction that matters

Timeout settings affect interpretation. This reference describes the named application; it does not establish a new IEC graphical symbol, an ANSI device-function number or an exact manufacturer connection diagram.

Sources you can follow

These public references support the explanation and provide further detail. Their graphics and downloadable files remain with their publishers.

Digital secondary systems: Sampled Values

Public technical context for digital substation process interfaces. Merging units, sampled measurements, GOOSE, process bus and network redundancy. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation.

SEL · Public reference checked 3 November 2026 · Link only

About this graphic

This illustration was authored independently by Elora Grid to explain the concept. It is not reproduced from a customer drawing, an official standard graphic or a manufacturer CAD file. Its correspondence to an exact IEC or IEEE symbol identifier has not been certified.

SVG and DXF downloads contain this original artwork. Original artwork is available under CC BY 4.0. Third-party references retain their own terms.

Entry JSON · Entry Markdown · Last editorial update: 3 November 2026

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