Method and system of providing network addresses to in-premise devices in a utility network
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of utility nodes capable of receiving commodity meter information, the utility nodes connected in a utility network, the utility nodes including an in-premise interface;
at least one access point connected in the utility network, the access point providing a block of network addresses to at least one utility node in the utility network;
wherein the in premise interface allocates a network address to an in-premise device communicating over an in-premise network from the block of network addresses received from the access point.
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Abstract
One example embodiment provides a method and system where a node in a utility network receives a block of IPv6 network addresses from an access point in the utility network. The utility node allocates an IP network address from the block of IPv6 network addresses received from the access point to an in-premise device which communicates to the utility node over an in-premise network which is not IP based. The utility node proxies the allocated IP address to the utility network, allowing other nodes on the utility network to address and communicate with the in-premise device.
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of utility nodes capable of receiving commodity meter information, the utility nodes connected in a utility network, the utility nodes including an in-premise interface; at least one access point connected in the utility network, the access point providing a block of network addresses to at least one utility node in the utility network; wherein the in premise interface allocates a network address to an in-premise device communicating over an in-premise network from the block of network addresses received from the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of communicating on a wireless utility network, comprising:
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receiving an indication of the existence of at least one in-premise device over a non-IP based communications network; receiving a block of network addresses from an access point in the utility network; allocating a network address to the in-premise device from the received block of network addresses; and sending an indication of the allocation of the network address with the in-premise device to at least one other node in the utility network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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