SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING INVALID NODES WITHIN A MESH NETWORK
First Claim
1. A utility meter, comprising:
- at least one network interface device configured to facilitate communication over a mesh network;
at least one memory configured to store a routing table comprising information associated with one or more devices in communication with the utility meter via the mesh network; and
at least one processor configured to (i) identify a change in the routing table, (ii) generate an alert message associated with the identified change, and (iii) direct communication of the alert message to a central controller,wherein the central controller is configured to process the alert message to identify an invalid node within the mesh network.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying, invalid nodes within a mesh network are provided. A routing table may he maintained by a utility meter. The routing table may include information associated with one or more devices in communication with the utility meter via a mesh network. A change in the routing table may be identified by the utility meter, and an alert message associated with the identified change may be generated by the utility meter. The generated alert may then be output by the utility meter for communication to a central controller configured to process the alert message to identify an invalid node within the mesh network.
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20 Claims
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1. A utility meter, comprising:
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at least one network interface device configured to facilitate communication over a mesh network; at least one memory configured to store a routing table comprising information associated with one or more devices in communication with the utility meter via the mesh network; and at least one processor configured to (i) identify a change in the routing table, (ii) generate an alert message associated with the identified change, and (iii) direct communication of the alert message to a central controller, wherein the central controller is configured to process the alert message to identify an invalid node within the mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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2. The utility meter of Claim I, wherein the identified change in the routing table comprises one of (i) an addition of a node to the routing table or (ii) a removal of a node from the routing table
- 3. The utility meter of Claim I, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to direct communication of location information to the central controller
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8. A method comprising:
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generating, by a utility meter, a routing table comprising information associated with one or more devices in communication with the utility meter via a mesh network; identifying, by the utility meter, a change in the routing table; generating, by the utility meter, an alert message associated with the identified change; and outputting, by the utility meter for communication to a central controller, the generated alert message, wherein the central controller is configured to process the alert message to identify an invalid node within the mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of utility meters in communication with one another via a mesh network, each utility meter comprising a routing table configured to store information associated with other utility meters in communication with file utility meter; and a central controller configured to (i) receive, from one of the plurality of utility meters, an alert message associated with an identified change in the routing table of the utility meter, and (ii) identify, based upon an analysis of the alert message, an invalid node associated with the mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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