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Ken, let me let me ask you, for advantech's perspective on this, topic. And specifically, What major challenges does IoT integration face in the BESS infrastructure? Thanks Matt. Super excited to be here. When it comes to the IoT integration, a vendor has learned various the deployment across the an industry over the years. And we find out there are five major challenges that apply in BSS solution. I would like to start with the total cost of ownership. If the overall cost cannot turn the system asset become profitable, then it won't have the sustainable business model. The cost includes the hardware, software, installation and the maintenance components. So how simplifying the design and improving the system operation efficiency are very important to drive the profit in the BSS capital investment. Second, it's about connectivity. A will connect BSS needs to utilize reliable and thus secure communication infrastructure, as well as robust computing power that can work autonomously. The connectivity star in the sensing layer, then move to the network layer that aggregates all data from the different IP devices. In between VMS, EMS, and PCS systems. During the integration, you will see the various connectivity interface like serial one wire, Canvas, digital input, analog input output, ethernet, and fiber. The connectivity can sound simple like a just plug and play, but it involves so many interface integration to have a reliable data transmission path. Third, it's about the network security. When you build a complete system network, you always think about where your potential vulnerability point is. If I had to connect to the outside network or transmission network, how can I ensure a safety point to isolate a potential threat in the BESS system? The network security design should be embedded in multiple layers at each connection point. Having the VPN and firewall in place and encrypting the data transmission as well as the secure poor conversion are super crucial for the design consideration. Number four is the remote device management. It's become handy when troubleshooting is needed. And we know that most VES are deployed in remote areas, which is what cause signi significant downtime and the cost to have the field services. Remote device management not only provides the troubleshooting benefit but also monitor the health of the devices in the field. More than that, you can have a predictive maintenance plan in advance to optimize your asset uptime proactively just like adjusting from polling offer a solution to improve the battery longevity and the lower the overall maintenance cost. Last but not least, it's a scalability. I will code this is the most important one to support a fast growing BSS market. The market needs two fifty megawatt today. They may need five hundred megawatt tomorrow. The proper system design has to support largest scale roll out and feel quickly to my first point of the total cost of an issue. As I mentioned, to simplify the design, it does help the first roll out in the large scale deployment. The other consideration of this supply chain management. Surprise your management everybody learned from the last year. It was tough. It's unpredictable. But the Fender scope card is not only looking for the latest technologies, but also evaluating their capability of the largest scale reward initial period time. Alright. Thank you, Ken. Listen, I I wanna I wanna follow-up question. I wanna send a follow-up question right back to you, Ken. So let me ask you this. How is advantech positioned to answer the call and and solve some of these issues that you just ran down for us and cost and connectivity and scalability, etcetera. Talk to us about that. Sure. I'm always the visual person. I would like to use this zero point one BSS diagram to work with you all to explain where Fintech has address those challenges, and how we have worked with the partner like a Paul WAN to deliver the solution to the large scale deployment in the field. In this diagram, you can see BSS system includes ECS, environmental control system, BMS, battery management system, PCS, how conversion system, and EMS Energy Management System. Advantech has designed various solution from the data acquisition module to each computing solution based on the on base lightweight controllers and X86 platform, as well as the EMS server. All the way to industrial hot and networking switches to aggregate and to process the secure data transmission layer. We have embraced the gray industrial automation solution experience of over thirty plus years. To decide this individual component showing here. The network solution set up a gray network redundant c function, and also isolating the proper data workflow as well as the secure data transmission between the different systems. Authentech has the simple hardware managed, switches to connect old age sensor or devices to sophisticated layer two, layer three manager switches to optimize the network traffic, security redundancy, and management. Authentech offers wise h three sixty five to enable remote management capability to our solution in a field. We can leverage the over the air firmware upgrade, remote devices, status reporting, and network management software suite. It accelerates the system integration with the higher layer in EMS applications. Last, but not least, AdventTech has the large scale of the production capability for the various solution we are presenting here. We can utilize the global factory production system to support a large deployment and provide the local support after sales support services in each region as well.