The Distributed Operating System for Machines

ÆtherOS (AOS) is akin to Google Android and Apple IOS. While they are built for mobile devices, AOS is built exclusively for machines. It enables seamless, distributed intelligence across vast networks of grid devices, from meters, reclosers and sectionalizers, capacitor banks, renewables, and now electric vehicles.

Based on Linux, open source, and leading open-standards specifications and government security requirements, AOS provides our utility customers an open, market-proven, secure and scalable edge computing and communications platform vital for the evolving demands of their next-generation grids.

Delivering over 8.5+ Billion Sensor Values
Daily with 99.9% Customer Metrics

Aetheros empowers utilities with unparalleled data reliability and scale. At a single customer deployment, our market leading edge cards read and securely transmit an astounding 8.5+ billion sensor values daily, while meeting the customer's 99.9% meter data reporting and platform uptime metrics. This robust distributed edge computing and communications foundation ensures that vital grid data is always available and accurate, enabling real-time decision-making and operational efficiency.

An Open-Standards Focus Enabling Interoperability for an Intelligently Networked Future

ÆtherOS is a distributed operating system built on open standards and open source, featuring a OneM2M-compliant Common Service Entity (AOS CSE). It scales from a few cloud-based Infrastructure Nodes (IN-CSEs) to tens of millions of edge Middle Nodes (MN-CSEs) across our customers' electricity grids. AOS integrates leading IETF IoT protocols (CoAP, MQTT, HTTP, LwM2M), and a scalable IEEE PKI security platform along with advanced secure networking features such as IP VPN (TLS, DTLS, IPSec), L2/L3 Firewall and IDS. Our LF Energy GEISA compliant AOS edge cards coupled with our open Metering Service APIs provide transparent support for industry metering specifications like IEC DLMS/COSEM and ANSI C12.19.

By building on standards and by providing an open unified API through ÆtherOS, our customers can seamlessly integrate and manage millions of diverse grid devices, accelerating application development and reducing operational complexity without needing to master each vendors' individual device and application protocol implementations.

Open and Interoperable Application Ecosystem

ÆtherOS enables an open and flexible edge application ecosystem designed for innovation. With the oneM2M compliant AOS CSE software at their core, our LF Energy GEISA edge cards offer an open, Linux-based edge computing environment where our customers can securely deploy and manage at scale the grid devices and grid edge applications of their choosing. Based 100% on open standards, its OMA SpecWorks compliant LwM2M client and server software fosters seamless multi-supplier device and application product integration, operation, and management, while scaling and future-proofing your next generation electric grid.

Fulfilling Advanced Use Cases

ÆtherOS goes beyond basic connectivity, allowing utilities to unlock a new era of grid intelligence. Our powerful combination of secure edge computing and communications cards, alongside ÆtherOS and its universal device and application management software, supports a wide range of advanced edge applications. These applications include real-time outage detection with reliable event notifications, quality of service monitoring, transformer monitoring, analytics, protective measures, electric vehicle load management, non-intrusive load monitoring, and energy usage disaggregation. With AOS, utilities gain the tools to proactively manage and improve their grid operations, enhancing service reliability, availability, safety, and enabling the delivery of new services.