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USE OF MINIMAL PROPAGATION DELAY PATH TO OPTIMIZE A MESH NETWORK

  • US 20130181848A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2013
  • Published: 07/18/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for optimizing an advanced metering system mesh network, comprising:

  • establishing a network including a central facility root node and a plurality of node devices, at least some of which node devices comprise metrology devices;

    configuring the network for bi-directional communications between the central facility root node and each of the plurality of node devices;

    computing an average local propagation delay for each one-hop link;

    computing the total propagation delay along each path to the central facility root node;

    selecting at each node device the shortest value of total propagation delay to define its own global propagation delay value; and

    conducting communications using the path corresponding to the selected value,whereby communications among nodes within the network is optimized.

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