Approach for extended battery life network nodes
    1.
    发明授权
    Approach for extended battery life network nodes 有权
    延长电池寿命网络节点的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09439145B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-06

    申请号:US13669413

    申请日:2012-11-05

    IPC分类号: H04W52/02

    摘要: In an embodiment, triplets of network-enabled FCIs operate to monitor the three phases of a power distribution system. In being network-enabled, the FCIs also operate as nodes of an RF mesh network. In an embodiment, upon the detection of a power failure, the triplet of network FCIs is serially operated so as to extend their networking capabilities by approximately three times.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,网络启用的FCI的三元组操作以监视配电系统的三个相。 在启用网络的情况下,FCI也作为RF网状网络的节点运行。 在一个实施例中,在检测到电源故障时,网络FCI的三元组被串行操作,以便将其网络能力扩展大约三次。

    System, method and program for detecting anomalous events in a utility network

    公开(公告)号:US09608887B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-28

    申请号:US14593288

    申请日:2015-01-09

    摘要: A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information. The communication device outputs notification of any determined anomalous event.

    System and method for broadcasting messages to nodes within a wireless mesh network
    4.
    发明授权
    System and method for broadcasting messages to nodes within a wireless mesh network 有权
    用于向无线网状网络内的节点广播消息的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09451592B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-20

    申请号:US14525046

    申请日:2014-10-27

    CPC分类号: H04W72/04 H04W40/02 H04W84/18

    摘要: A node within a wireless mesh network is configured to forward a high-priority message to adjacent nodes in the wireless mesh network by either (i) transmitting the message during successive timeslots to the largest subset of nodes capable of receiving transmissions during each timeslot, or (ii) transmitting the message on each different channel during the timeslot when the largest subset of nodes are capable of receiving transmissions on each of those channels.

    摘要翻译: 无线网状网络内的节点被配置为通过(i)在连续时隙期间将消息发送到能够在每个时隙期间接收传输的最大节点子集,将高优先级消息转发到无线网状网络中的相邻节点,或 (ii)当节点的最大子集能够在这些信道中的每一个上接收传输时,在时隙期间在每个不同信道上发送消息。

    Method and system for detecting failures of network nodes
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and system for detecting failures of network nodes 有权
    网络节点故障检测方法及系统

    公开(公告)号:US08995284B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US13863982

    申请日:2013-04-16

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26 H04L12/24

    摘要: Systems and methods for detecting device failures in a network having nodes coupled to a central controller, in which a first of the nodes communicates with the central controller via a second of the nodes. When the second node determines that the first node has not transmitted a predetermined number of messages over a predefined number of time periods, the second node provides a failure alert to the central controller. The central controller records a failure alert received from the second node in a log. Based on a set of failure alerts received from a number of nodes recorded in the log, the central controller determines whether the first node has failed.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测具有耦合到中央控制器的节点的网络中的设备故障的系统和方法,其中第一节点经由第二节点与中央控制器通信。 当第二节点确定第一节点在预定数量的时间段内尚未发送预定数量的消息时,第二节点向中央控制器提供故障警报。 中央控制器记录从日志中的第二个节点接收到的故障警报。 基于从日志中记录的多个节点接收的一组故障警报,中央控制器确定第一节点是否已经失败。

    SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS EVENTS IN A UTILITY NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20130229947A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-05

    申请号:US13862985

    申请日:2013-04-15

    IPC分类号: H04W84/18

    摘要: A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information. The communication device outputs notification of any determined anomalous event.

    Secure management of radio transmissions in an endpoint device of a network

    公开(公告)号:US10154457B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-11

    申请号:US15165128

    申请日:2016-05-26

    摘要: A method for managing radio transmission in an endpoint device in a network includes: receiving, at a first endpoint device, a message requesting wake up of the first endpoint device; establishing a connection between the first endpoint device to a second endpoint device connected to the network; determining, at the first endpoint device, whether a secure command is received from the second endpoint device via the established connection within a predetermined period of time; and based on the received secure command, establishing a connection between the first endpoint device and the network via radio transmission, wherein the first endpoint device is configured to turn off radio transmission if the secure command is not received within the predetermined period of time.

    Technique for implementing a latency sensitive communication protocol in a wireless mesh network

    公开(公告)号:US09749253B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-29

    申请号:US13828437

    申请日:2013-03-14

    CPC分类号: H04L47/40 H04L47/14 H04W80/00

    摘要: A wireless mesh network is configured to implement a latency-sensitive communication protocol in order to facilitate data communications between devices coupled to that network and configured to communicate with one another based on that protocol. Specifically, a node within the wireless mesh network receives a continuous stream of data that includes an N-bit sequence from an upstream device coupled to the wireless mesh network. The node transmits the N-bit sequence to a downstream node within the wireless mesh network. The downstream node re-creates the continuous stream of bits based on the received N-bit sequence, and then transmits the re-created continuous stream of bits to another device coupled to the wireless mesh network. By operating in conjunction with one another, the nodes within the wireless mesh network facilitate communication between the devices coupled to wireless mesh network according to the latency-sensitive communication protocol.

    Multi-protocol network registration and address resolution
    9.
    发明授权
    Multi-protocol network registration and address resolution 有权
    多协议网络注册和地址解析

    公开(公告)号:US08935412B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-13

    申请号:US13653795

    申请日:2012-10-17

    摘要: The functionality of communications standards and protocols that are application-layer specific are overlaid on an IP-based infrastructure, by employing an IP DNS server as the registration host for IP and other communications standards based and protocol based communications. Communication can occur at either the IP layer or the communications standards or protocol application layer. At the IP layer, a host application can interrogate network nodes. To extend this service to other communications standards or protocol communications, device registration and resolve services are implemented on the DNS server. Similar to the manner in which an IP-based service uses a native, IP-based DNS resolve request, a host can utilize a resolution request against the communications standards and protocol-enabled DNS server for standards and protocol application-layer interrogation of endpoints.

    摘要翻译: 通过采用IP DNS服务器作为IP和其他基于通信标准的基于协议的通信的注册主机,通过应用层特定的通信标准和协议的功能被覆盖在基于IP的基础设施上。 通信可以发生在IP层或通信标准或协议应用层。 在IP层,主机应用可以询问网络节点。 为了将该服务扩展到其他通信标准或协议通信,在DNS服务器上实现设备注册和解析服务。 类似于基于IP的服务使用基于IP的基于IP的DNS解析请求的方式,主机可以针对通信标准和启用协议的DNS服务器利用针对端点的标准和协议应用层询问的解决请求。

    DISTRIBUTING LIGHT INTENSITY READINGS IN A WIRELESS MESH
    10.
    发明申请
    DISTRIBUTING LIGHT INTENSITY READINGS IN A WIRELESS MESH 有权
    在无线网络中分布光强度读数

    公开(公告)号:US20140293276A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-02

    申请号:US14231202

    申请日:2014-03-31

    IPC分类号: G01J1/42

    摘要: A method for controlling a light source associated with an environment includes: receiving, over a wireless mesh network and by a control node corresponding to the light source, a first light intensity value for the environment from a first sensor node; calculating, by the control node, a resulting light intensity (RLI) value based on the first intensity value; determining, by the control node, that the RLI value exceeds a light intensity threshold; and modifying, by the control node and in response to determining the RLI value exceeds the light intensity threshold, an output of the first light source.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制与环境相关联的光源的方法包括:通过无线网状网络和对应于光源的控制节点,从第一传感器节点接收环境的第一光强度值; 由所述控制节点基于所述第一强度值计算得到的光强度(RLI)值; 由所述控制节点确定所述RLI值超过光强度阈值; 以及通过所述控制节点和响应于确定所述RLI值超过所述光强度阈值来修改所述第一光源的输出。