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AssigneeSagem Communications SAS
InventorNcolas Pigeon
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In the field of the allocating of communication addresses to devices connected to a carrier-current communication network and more particularly, networks for the remote reading of electrical meters from a data concentration apparatus through the electrical network, there is proposed an improved method of allocating MAC addresses for this type of network making it possible to save a great deal of time during the address allocation phase. This method proposes in particular that a list associating the serial numbers of the devices and the MAC address allocated be stored at the level of the central device for allocating addresses. It is also proposed that a cataloguing request be sent, serving to allocate the MAC address prior to the sending of a communication frame.
Method of allocating addresses known as MAC addresses to devices connected to an electricity distribution network by a data concentration apparatus, each device being provided with a distinct unchangeable serial number, comprising the following steps:
Device for allocating addresses known as MAC addresses to devices connected to an electricity distribution network, each connected device being provided with a distinct unchangeable serial number, comprising:
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