Method and system of providing IP-based packet communications in a utility network
First Claim
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;
a plurality of access point devices connected to the utility network, the access point devices providing communication to at least one wide area network; and
wherein at least one of the utility nodes registers with a plurality of access point devices, and wherein a message from a utility node sent to an intended network destination accessible though a given wide area network is sent through a access point device associated with the wide area network which the intended network destination is accessible though.
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Abstract
One example embodiment provides a method and system where a node in a utility network registers with one or more access point devices associated with one or more local area utility networks. The utility node generates a unique network address using a network address prefix of a network address associated with the access point device. The utility node registers with a DNS server. Messages sent to the utility node are routed through the access point corresponding to the received prefix used to generate the unique network address for the utility node. The network address for the utility node and access point may be IPv6 addresses and the network address prefix may be an IPv6 prefix, or may be an IPv4 address.
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24 Claims
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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; a plurality of access point devices connected to the utility network, the access point devices providing communication to at least one wide area network; and wherein at least one of the utility nodes registers with a plurality of access point devices, and wherein a message from a utility node sent to an intended network destination accessible though a given wide area network is sent through a access point device associated with the wide area network which the intended network destination is accessible though. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of communicating in a network, comprising:
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sending registration message to at lest one access point device associated with at least one wireless local area utility network; receiving a network address prefix from at least one access point device corresponding to the sent registration; generating a unique network address for a utility node capable of communicating with the at least one access point device associated with at least one wireless local area utility network; and registering the unique network address with a dynamic domain name server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communicating in a network, comprising:
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receiving a network address for a utility node; providing a unique network address corresponding to a utility node, the unique network address corresponding to the utility node associated with an access point device, wherein messages sent using the provided unique network address corresponding to a utility node are routed through an access point. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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