Gap data collection for low energy devices

A system comprising:

• a server;
• and
• a low powered endpoint (“LPE”) communicatively coupled to a parent node to communicate with the server via the parent node, wherein the LPE comprises a power source with a limited life span,
• wherein the server comprises:
• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a first data communication from the LPE, wherein data in the first data communication corresponds to a first time within a first time period;
• receiving a second data communication from the LPE, wherein data in the second data communication corresponds to a third time within the first time period;
• identifying a first gap between the data in the first data communication and the data in the second data communication, wherein the first gap represents data corresponding to a second time within the first time period;
• generating a request to the LPE for the data corresponding to the first gap;
• determining a number of previous requests to the LPE for gap data within a reconciliation period;
• determining that the number of previous requests to the LPE for gap data within the reconciliation period is within a threshold specified by a gap reconciliation profile associated with the LPE and that there is no pending request to the LPE for gap data;
• determining a timing interval to transmit the request to the LPE for the data corresponding to the first gap, the timing interval being specified by the gap reconciliation profile and wherein the timing interval is based at least in part on an identifier of the LPE;
• and
• transmitting the request to the LPE for the data corresponding to the first gap during the timing interval.

A method for collecting data from a low powered endpoint (“LPE”) in a network, wherein the LPE is communicatively coupled to a parent node and communicates with a server via the parent node, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a server, a first data communication from the LPE, wherein the data in the first data communication corresponds to a first time within a first time period,
• receiving, by the server, a second data communication from the LPE, wherein the data in the second data communication corresponds to a third time within the first time period;
• identifying, by the server, a first gap between the data in the first data communication and the data in the second data communication, wherein the first gap represents data corresponding to a second time within the first time period;
• determining, by the server, an LPE gap reconciliation profile associated with the LPE, wherein the LPE gap reconciliation profile associated with the LPE is different from another LPE gap reconciliation profile associated with another LPE;
• generating and transmitting, by the server, a request to the LPE via the parent node for the data corresponding to the first gap based on the LPE gap reconciliation profile, wherein the request is forwarded to the LPE by the parent node when the LPE operates in an awake mode;
• determining, by the server, a failure of the request to the LPE for the data corresponding to the first gap;
• determining, by the server, whether an amount of time since transmission of the request to the LPE exceeds a minimum retry time period specified by the LPE gap reconciliation profile associated with the LPE;
• and
• transmitting, by the server, a retry request to the LPE via the parent node for the data corresponding to the first gap in response to determining that the amount of time exceeds the minimum retry time period.