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Method, a server and a client providing secured communication in a power distribution communication network

  • US 9,923,903 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2014
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing secured communication in a power distribution communication network, comprising:

  • upon receipt of a request for an insertion of a new device to the power distribution communication network, checking a unique identifier of the new device received in the request against a list of stored new devices or suppliers stored in a data storage;

    upon finding a matching entry, evaluating a predetermined device or supplier certificate against a certificate of the new device received in the request;

    upon validation of the received certificate, checking to determine if the new device will fit into a predetermined network topology or a relation table that indicates which messages are authorized messages, wherein the checking to determine comprises looking up device specific information in the data storage and comprises an automatic rule based evaluation of features of the new device, the current network topology or the relation table stored in the data storage; and

    configuring the power distribution communication network to include the new device in case the new device fits into the network topology or the relation table by updating the network topology to define relations and rules for devices, to define the communication and the relation table and to download the relation tables and processing rules to the new device and the other devices of the power distribution communication network.

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