Programming electronic meter settings using a bandwidth limited communications channel

A method of receiving information over a bandwidth limited network at an electronic meter, comprising:

• (a) receiving a portion of a block of information;
• (b) acknowledging receipt of said portion of said block of information;
• (c) storing said portion of said block of information in memory;
• repeating steps (a) through (c) until a whole block of data is received;
• determining if any errors are contained in said whole data block;
• and
• parsing said whole data block in response to a received command to determine if C12 application layer commands are valid.

A method of sending information over a bandwidth limited network to remotely located electronic meters, comprising:

• selecting a target electronic meter;
• sending a portion of a complete block of data to said target electronic meter;
• sending subsequent portions of said complete block of data to said target electronic meter;
• sending an execute command when said complete block of data has been transferred to said target electronic meter;
• and
• reading a status table in said target electronic meter to verify that said complete block of data has been programmed properly or if any errors occurred.