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Communication infrastructure is essential for the effective functioning of SGs. The implementation of communication technologies guarantees the decrease of energy consumption, ensures best implementation of the SG, and provides coordination among all SGs' components from generation to the end‐users. Examples of existing communication network technologies used for SG are fiber optics, WLAN, cellular communication, WiMAX, and power pine communication (PLC). Detailed discussion of the integrated communication in the SG and a comparison of communication infrastructure between the legacy grid and the SG communication standards and research challenges and future trends are presented in Chapter 8.