公开(公告)号：US20220408522A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17304471

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: Itron, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Damm ,  Eric Donald White ,  Tommi Petteri Parkkila

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: Techniques are provided for ad-hoc authenticated group discovery and data sharing in a mesh network. A group of devices is created without leaving a security gap due to the open communication needed to establish the discovery of the devices forming the group. The group can be authenticated autonomously following network discovery of the devices. Instead of requiring global pre-assigned keys for authentication, the devices in the group are authenticated with signatures and certificate passing thereby providing strong security. The efficiency of data sharing between the devices of the network, such as a mesh network, can also be increased. One or more devices may act as a bridge device between devices of a same group that are not in direct wireless communication with each other to reduce re-broadcasts within the mesh network.

公开(公告)号：US20240266830A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18105543

申请日：2023-02-03

Applicant: Itron, Inc.

Inventor： Timothy James Driscoll ,  Donald Lloyd Reeves III ,  Benjamin Damm ,  Juan Alemany ,  David Wu Ganger ,  Julia Ahopelto

IPC: H02J3/14 ,  G01D4/00 ,  G06Q50/06

CPC classification number: H02J3/14 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J2203/10 ,  H02J2310/60

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for disconnecting loads from the electrical grid are disclosed. An application programming interface (API) frontend of an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) load shedding system may receive a load shedding activation command; in response to receiving the load shedding activation command, the API frontend may deploy a load shedding token to one or more electricity meters of the AMI load shedding system, and cause the one or more electricity meters to disconnect corresponding loads from the one or more electricity meters.

公开(公告)号：US11902782B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17304476

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: Itron, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Damm ,  Eric Donald White ,  Tommi Petteri Parkkila

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/069 ,  H04W12/76 ,  H04W12/106 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: H04W12/069 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W12/106 ,  H04W12/76 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: Techniques are provided for ad-hoc authenticated group discovery and data sharing in a mesh network. A group of devices is created without leaving a security gap due to the open communication needed to establish the discovery of the devices forming the group. The group can be authenticated autonomously following network discovery of the devices. Instead of requiring global pre-assigned keys for authentication, the devices in the group are authenticated with signatures and certificate passing thereby providing strong security. The efficiency of data sharing between the devices of the network, such as a mesh network, can also be increased. One or more devices may act as a bridge device between devices of a same group that are not in direct wireless communication with each other to reduce re-broadcasts within the mesh network.

公开(公告)号：US20220408257A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17304476

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: Itron, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Damm ,  Eric Donald White ,  Tommi Petteri Parkkila

IPC: H04W12/069 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W12/106 ,  H04W12/76

Abstract: Techniques are provided for ad-hoc authenticated group discovery and data sharing in a mesh network. A group of devices is created without leaving a security gap due to the open communication needed to establish the discovery of the devices forming the group. The group can be authenticated autonomously following network discovery of the devices. Instead of requiring global pre-assigned keys for authentication, the devices in the group are authenticated with signatures and certificate passing thereby providing strong security. The efficiency of data sharing between the devices of the network, such as a mesh network, can also be increased. One or more devices may act as a bridge device between devices of a same group that are not in direct wireless communication with each other to reduce re-broadcasts within the mesh network.

公开(公告)号：US11792889B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17304471

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: Itron, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Damm ,  Eric Donald White ,  Tommi Petteri Parkkila

IPC: H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/51

CPC classification number: H04W88/06 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L67/51 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: Techniques are provided for ad-hoc authenticated group discovery and data sharing in a mesh network. A group of devices is created without leaving a security gap due to the open communication needed to establish the discovery of the devices forming the group. The group can be authenticated autonomously following network discovery of the devices. Instead of requiring global pre-assigned keys for authentication, the devices in the group are authenticated with signatures and certificate passing thereby providing strong security. The efficiency of data sharing between the devices of the network, such as a mesh network, can also be increased. One or more devices may act as a bridge device between devices of a same group that are not in direct wireless communication with each other to reduce re-broadcasts within the mesh network.