Smart energy network configuration using an auxiliary gateway

A system comprising:

• a link key database configured to map a unique identifier associated with a smart energy (SE) device to information associated with the SE device;
• an energy services interface (ESI);
• and
• an auxiliary gateway capable of communicating with ESI and the link key database, the auxiliary gateway configured to:
• receive a communication related to the SE device;
• determine the unique identifier from the communication;
• retrieve the information from the link key database using the unique identifier;
• and
• communicate the information to the ESI, the information being used by the ESI to at least one of decrypt a SE device communication or access manufacturer specific functionality of the SE device.

A system comprising:

• a smart energy (SE) device, the SE device having a unique identifier;
• a link key database configured to map the unique identifier to information associated with the SE device;
• an energy services interface (ESI);
• and
• an auxiliary gateway capable of communicating with ESI and the link key database, the auxiliary gateway configured to:
• receive a communication related to the SE device;
• determine the unique identifier from the communication;
• retrieve the information from the link key database using the unique identifier;
• and
• communicate the information to the ESI, the information being used by the ESI to at least one of decrypt a SE device communication or access manufacturer specific functionality of the SE device.

In a system having an auxiliary gateway capable of communicating with an energy services interface (ESI) and a link key database, a method of provisioning a Smart Energy (SE) device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the auxiliary gateway, a communication related to the SE device;
• determining a unique identifier associated with the SE device from the communication;
• retrieving information associated with the SE device from the link key database using the unique identifier;
• communicating the information to the ESI;
• and
• using, by the ESI, the information to at least one of decrypt a SE device communication or access manufacturer specific functionality of the SE device.