System and method for providing automated meter management layer intelligence to a power line communications system
AssigneeMain.Net Communications Ltd.
InventorsShmuel Goldfisher, Rami Refaeli
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Abstract
A system and method are provided to enable automated broadband AMR, optionally in real time. The system may include an Automated Meter Management Server and an Automated Meter Reading Converter, wherein the Automated Meter Management Server utilizes data generated by a Poller Converter and a Name Server, to enable automated data collaboration between Automated Meter Reading meters and a Power Line Communications System.
Claims12
A system for enabling automated correlating of AMR data in a broadband PLC system, comprising:
- an Automated Meter Management (AMM) Server to serve Automated Meter Reading (AMR) data to the PLC system;
- a Converter, to convert data from a Meter to an IP protocol;
- a Name Server (NSRV), to correlate a Converter Name (CNAME) and Converter IP address;
- and
- a Poller Converter, to provide said CNAME and Meter information data to said AMM Server.
A method for enabling automated correlation of AMR data in a broadband PLC system, comprising:
- implementing an automated registration process to associate a Converter with an AMR client;
- using a Name Server (NSRV) to keep an updated list of Converter Name-to-IP data;
- correlating a Converter Name and Serial ID (SID) for each client;
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- obtaining client AMR data to be provided to the PLC system.
A process to enable automated AMR management in a broadband PLC system, comprising:
- automatically registering an AMR client on the PLC system;
- said registering being handled by a Poller Converter (PoCo) unit coupled to a Name Server;
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- accessing said AMR client in real time, by an AMM Server, to provide broadband AMR management.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.