Proxy Communication Between Devices in an Electrical Power System
First Claim
1. A method for managing the exchange of messages between a first intelligent electronic device (IED) and a second IED included in an electrical power generation and delivery system performed by a network device comprising:
- receiving, at a communications interface of the network device from the first IED, one or more messages configured according to a first communication protocol;
accessing information regarding one or more communication capabilities of the second IED;
determining, based on the accessed information, a second communication protocol;
reconfiguring the received one or more messages according to the second communication protocol to generate at least one reconfigured message; and
sending, via the communications interface, the at least one reconfigured message to the second IED.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for exchanging messages between network devices and intelligent electronic devices of the electric power generation and delivery system are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, a method performed by a network device for managing the exchange of messages between a first intelligent electronic device (IED) and a second IED included in an electrical power generation and delivery system may include receiving one or more messages configured according to a first communication protocol from the first IED. Based on information regarding one or more communication capabilities of the second IED, a second communication protocol may be determined. The message be reconfigured according to the second communication protocol to generate at least one reconfigured message. The reconfigured message may then be transmitted to the second IED.
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1. A method for managing the exchange of messages between a first intelligent electronic device (IED) and a second IED included in an electrical power generation and delivery system performed by a network device comprising:
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receiving, at a communications interface of the network device from the first IED, one or more messages configured according to a first communication protocol; accessing information regarding one or more communication capabilities of the second IED; determining, based on the accessed information, a second communication protocol; reconfiguring the received one or more messages according to the second communication protocol to generate at least one reconfigured message; and sending, via the communications interface, the at least one reconfigured message to the second IED. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a network device, cause the processor to:
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receive, at a communications interface of the network device from a first intelligent electronic device (IED), one or more messages configured according to a first communication protocol; access information regarding one or more communication capabilities of a second IED; determine, based on the accessed information, a second communication protocol; reconfigure the received one or more messages according to the second communication protocol to generate at least one reconfigured message. send, via the communications interface, the at least one reconfigured message to the second IED.
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21. A method performed by a network device for managing the exchange of messages between plurality of first IEDs and a second IED included in an electrical power generation and delivery system comprising:
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receiving, at a communications interface of the network device from each of the plurality of first IEDs, first messages included in a first message stream, the first message stream comprising a plurality of first redundant messages; reconfiguring at least one of the first messages from each of the plurality of first IEDs to generate a second message comprising information from at least one of the first messages from each of the plurality of first IEDs; transmitting, from the communications interface of the network device to the second IED, the second message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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