System, method and program for detecting anomalous events in a utility network
First Claim
1. A utility network communication device configured to monitor operating events occurring in connection with at least one node in a utility network, the communication device comprising:
- a memory unit having threshold operating information and situational information defined and recorded therein, the threshold operating information including data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the utility network based on respective locational information of each of the nodes in the utility network, the locational information of each one of the nodes respectively including unique information about that node, relative to each other one of the nodes in the utility network, such that unique threshold operating information is respectively defined for each node in the utility network based on the unique locational information respectively defined for that node, and the situational information including data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the utility network during a predetermined time period based on at least one of a condition and an event that is occurring during the predetermined time period;
a communication unit configured to receive operation data from nodes in the utility network;
a control unit configured to compare the operation data received from a node in the utility network with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node from which the operation data was received and (ii) the situational information, and to record the received operation data in association with the situational information in the memory unit based on the comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information.
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Abstract
A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information. The communication device outputs notification of any determined anomalous event.
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20 Claims
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1. A utility network communication device configured to monitor operating events occurring in connection with at least one node in a utility network, the communication device comprising:
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a memory unit having threshold operating information and situational information defined and recorded therein, the threshold operating information including data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the utility network based on respective locational information of each of the nodes in the utility network, the locational information of each one of the nodes respectively including unique information about that node, relative to each other one of the nodes in the utility network, such that unique threshold operating information is respectively defined for each node in the utility network based on the unique locational information respectively defined for that node, and the situational information including data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the utility network during a predetermined time period based on at least one of a condition and an event that is occurring during the predetermined time period; a communication unit configured to receive operation data from nodes in the utility network; a control unit configured to compare the operation data received from a node in the utility network with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node from which the operation data was received and (ii) the situational information, and to record the received operation data in association with the situational information in the memory unit based on the comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a utility network communication device to monitor operating events occurring in connection with at least one node in a utility network, the method comprising:
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defining, in the communication device, threshold operating information for nodes in the utility network, the threshold operating information including data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of each of the nodes in the utility network based on respective locational information of the nodes in the utility network, the locational information of each one of the nodes respectively including unique information about that node, relative to each other one of the nodes in the utility network, such that unique threshold operating information is respectively defined for each node in the utility network based on the unique locational information respectively defined for that node; defining, in the communication device, situational information for the nodes in the utility network, the situational information including data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the utility network during a predetermined time period, based on at least one of a condition and an event that is occurring during the predetermined time period; recording the defined threshold operating information and situational information in a memory unit of the communication device; receiving operation data from at least one node in the utility network; comparing, in a processing unit of the communication device, the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information and (ii) the situational information which are respectively defined for the at least one node from which the operating data was received; and recording the operation data received from the at least node in association with the recorded situational information in the memory unit of the communication device, based on the comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the at least one node and (ii) the situational information. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon that causes a control unit of a utility network communication device communicatively connected to the computer-readable recording medium to monitor operating events occurring in connection with at least one node in a utility network, the program causing the control unit of the communication device to execute operations comprising:
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defining threshold operating information for nodes in the utility network, the threshold operating information including data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of each of the nodes in the utility network based on respective locational information of the nodes in the utility network, the locational information of each one of the nodes respectively including unique information about that node, relative to each other one of the nodes in the utility network, such that unique threshold operating information is respectively defined for each node in the utility network based on the unique locational information respectively defined for that node; defining situational information for the nodes in the utility network, the situational information including data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the utility network during a predetermined time period, based on at least one of a condition and an event that is occurring during the predetermined time period; recording the defined threshold operating information and situational information in a memory unit of the communication device; receiving operation data from at least one node in the utility network; comparing the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information and (ii) the situational information which are respectively defined for the at least one node from which the operating data was received; and recording the operation data received from the at least node in association with the recorded situational information in the memory unit of the communication device, based on the comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information and (ii) the situational information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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