Dynamic self-configuring metering network
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1. In a network having a collector that receives data from nodes and communicates the data to a communication server, a method of retrieving data from a node, comprising:
- examining a list of nodes registered with said collector;
identifying a registered node with which communication is to be established;
reading data from said registered node by sending a request to said node to forward said data to said collector;
determining if said request resulted in a successful data read from said registered node;
retrying reading data from said registered node if said request was not successful;
increasing a number of packet level retries for each successive retry to read data from said registered node; and
storing said data at said collector.
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Abstract
A dynamic self-configuring system for collecting metering data comprises a collector meter. The collector meter scans for meters that are operable to directly communicate with the collector and registers such meters as level one meters. The collector transmits instructions to the level one meters to scan for meters that are operable to directly communicate with the level one meters. The collector registers meters that respond as level two meters.
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16 Claims
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1. In a network having a collector that receives data from nodes and communicates the data to a communication server, a method of retrieving data from a node, comprising:
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examining a list of nodes registered with said collector; identifying a registered node with which communication is to be established; reading data from said registered node by sending a request to said node to forward said data to said collector; determining if said request resulted in a successful data read from said registered node; retrying reading data from said registered node if said request was not successful; increasing a number of packet level retries for each successive retry to read data from said registered node; and storing said data at said collector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a collector that receives data from nodes and communicates the data to a communication server, said collector maintaining a list of registered nodes with which said collector communicates, and said nodes being organized into levels within a subnet that communicates with said collector, a method of reading data from nodes within said subnet, comprising:
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identifying a registered node with which communication is to be established from said list of registered nodes; requesting data from said registered node; determining if data was successfully received from said registered node; retrying requesting data from said node if said data was not successfully received; increasing a number of packet level retries for each successive retry to request data from said registered node; receiving said data; and storing said data at said collector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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