- 专利标题: Virtual Wi-Fi network and secure tunnel provisioning for reliable, persistent connection of energy devices at the customer's premises
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申请号: US15381265申请日: 2016-12-16
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公开(公告)号: US10362000B2公开(公告)日: 2019-07-23
- 发明人: Timothy Godfrey
- 申请人: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
- 申请人地址: US NC Charlotte
- 专利权人: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US NC Charlotte
- 代理机构: Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC
- 代理商 Brandon Trego; Jonathan Hines
- 主分类号: G06F9/00
- IPC分类号: G06F9/00 ; H04L12/46 ; H04L29/06 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W12/08 ; H04W76/11 ; H04W76/12 ; H04W84/12
摘要:
A method for providing a virtual Wi-Fi network with secure tunnel provisioning is disclosed. The method provides a reliable, persistent connection between wireless communications enabled devices located at a user's premises and a service provider, and includes the steps of using a software code running on a computing device to pass instructions including a remote server address to an Application Programming Interface (API) running on a wireless router connected to the computing device through a Local Area Network (LAN); using the wireless router to establish a secure communication session with the remote server through a Wide Area Network (WAN); receiving at the wireless router through the WAN parameters required to set up a wireless Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN); and using the router, establishing a wireless VLAN at the user's premises and connecting the wireless VLAN to the remote server through the WAN using a secure tunnel connection.