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US 2008/0186202 A1Published application
Method and system of providing IP-based packet communications with in-premisis devices in a utility network
AssigneeSilver Spring Networks, Inc.
InventorsRaj Vaswani, George Flammer, James Pace
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Abstract
One example embodiment provides a method and system where a node in a utility network assigns an IP network address to an in-premise device which communicates to the utility node over an in-premise network which is not IP based. The utility node proxies the assigned IP address to the utility network, allowing other nodes on the utility network to address and communicate with the in-premise device.
Claims26
A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of utility nodes capable of receiving commodity meter information, the utility nodes connected in a utility network, the utility nodes including an in-premise interface;
- wherein the in premise interface of the utility node associates a network address with an in-premise device communicating over an in-premise network.
A method of communicating on a wireless utility network, comprising:
- receiving an indication of the existence of at least one in-premise device over a non-IP based communications network;
- associating a network address with the in-premise device;
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- sending an indication of the association of the network address with the in-premise device to at least one other node in the utility network.
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