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Method and system for controlling path redundancy in the acquisition of utility meter data

  • US 8,188,886 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2008
  • Issued: 05/29/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling redundancy in data paths from a plurality of transmitters through reception nodes in a meter data acquisition network, the method comprising:

  • providing corresponding lists of transmitters assigned to respective reception nodes;

    transferring the corresponding lists of transmitters to respective reception nodes;

    receiving transmissions of metering data at the respective reception nodes from transmitters according to the corresponding lists of transmitters; and

    ignoring transmissions of metering data at the respective receivers from transmitters not on the corresponding lists of transmitters for the respective reception nodes; and

    wherein the reception nodes include at least one data collector and a plurality of receivers, and wherein the list of transmitters for each respective receiver is transferred from a computer to the data collector and then from the data collector to the respective receivers; and

    wherein the computer uploads data from the data collector, including data for calculating a percentage of path redundancy between the transmitters and the data collector.

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