Managing effects of a scheduled outage of mains power
First Claim
1. A method performed by a node of a communication network, for managing effects of a scheduled outage of mains power, the method comprising:
- receiving a notification of the scheduled outage of mains power, the notification comprising a location to be affected by the scheduled outage and a time period during which the scheduled outage is scheduled;
identifying mains powered devices registered on the communication network and situated in the notified location;
discovering an entity to be affected by an outage of at least one of the identified devices; and
informing the discovered entity that the identified devices are scheduled to be without power during the notified time period.
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Abstract
A method, in a node of a communication network, for managing effects of a scheduled outage of mains power is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a notification of a scheduled outage of mains power (A), the notification comprising a location to be affected by the scheduled outage and a time period during which the scheduled outage is scheduled. The method further comprises identifying mains powered devices registered on the communication network and situated in the notified location (B), discovering an entity affected by an outage of at least one of the identified devices (D), and informing the discovered entity that the identified devices are scheduled to be without power during the notified time period (F). Also disclosed area computer program product for carrying out the above method and a communication network node (100, 200) configured to carry out the above method.
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19 Claims
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1. A method performed by a node of a communication network, for managing effects of a scheduled outage of mains power, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification of the scheduled outage of mains power, the notification comprising a location to be affected by the scheduled outage and a time period during which the scheduled outage is scheduled; identifying mains powered devices registered on the communication network and situated in the notified location; discovering an entity to be affected by an outage of at least one of the identified devices; and informing the discovered entity that the identified devices are scheduled to be without power during the notified time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, in a network node, for managing effects on a communications network of a scheduled outage of mains power, the method comprising:
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receiving a message identifying mains powered devices registered on the communication network and to be, affected by the scheduled outage; performing a calculation to determine an impact upon network resources of the scheduled outage; and based on the calculation, applying at least one of a Quality of Service or Bandwidth or Charging policy, wherein the message comprises identifiers of the devices to be affected by the scheduled outage and a time period during which the scheduled outage is scheduled.
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17. A communication network node configured for managing effects of a scheduled outage of mains power, the communication network node comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor whereby the communication network node is operative to:
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receive a notification of the scheduled outage of mains power, the notification comprising a location to be affected by the scheduled outage and a time period during which the scheduled outage is scheduled; identify mains powered devices registered on the communication network and situated in the notified location; discover an entity to be affected by an outage of at least one of the identified devices; and inform the discovered entity that the identified devices are scheduled to be without power during the notified time period. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A communication network node configured for managing effects on a communications network of a scheduled outage of mains power, the communication network node comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor whereby the communication network node is operative to:
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receive a message identifying mains powered devices registered on the communication network and to be affected by the scheduled outage; perform a calculation to determine an impact upon network resources of the scheduled outage; and based on the calculation, apply at least one of a Quality of Service or Bandwidth or Charging policy, wherein the message comprises identifiers of the devices to be affected by the scheduled outage and a time period during which the scheduled outage is scheduled.
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