METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING DATA STREAMS AMONG INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICES
First Claim
1. An intelligent electronic device for protection, monitoring, controlling, metering or automation of lines in an electrical power system, wherein said intelligent electronic device is adapted to communicate with a variety of other intelligent electronic devices, comprising:
- a communication configuration setting configured to allow communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices; and
an input element in communication with said communication configuration setting, whereupon a signal from said input element selects a particular communication configuration setting therein, thereby allowing for communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices.
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Abstract
Provided is an intelligent electronic device for protection, monitoring, controlling, metering or automation of lines in an electrical power system is provided. The intelligent electronic device is adapted to communicate with a variety of other intelligent electronic devices. In one embodiment, the intelligent electronic device includes a communication configuration setting configured to allow communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices. An input element is further provided in communication with the communication configuration setting, whereupon a signal from the input element selects a particular communication configuration setting therein, thereby allowing for communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices.
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55 Claims
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1. An intelligent electronic device for protection, monitoring, controlling, metering or automation of lines in an electrical power system, wherein said intelligent electronic device is adapted to communicate with a variety of other intelligent electronic devices, comprising:
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a communication configuration setting configured to allow communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices; and
an input element in communication with said communication configuration setting, whereupon a signal from said input element selects a particular communication configuration setting therein, thereby allowing for communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for protection, monitoring, controlling, metering or automation of lines in an electrical power system, comprising:
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a data stream management device for routing data streams among intelligent electronic devices associated with the electrical power system, and an intelligent electronic device associated with the data stream management device and adapted to communicate with the other intelligent electronic devices, said intelligent electronic device further including a communication configuration setting configured to allow communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices and an input element in communication with said communication configuration setting, whereupon an assertion of said input element selects a particular communication configuration setting therein, thereby allowing for communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for routing communication signals in an electrical power system, comprising:
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receiving a data stream from a first intelligent electronic device, routing the data stream from the first intelligent electronic device to a second intelligent electronic device, wherein the routed data stream is in a substantially unaltered form from that of its received form, and routing the data stream received by the first intelligent electronic device to a third intelligent electronic device upon signaling from an input element, wherein the routed data stream is in a substantially unaltered form from that of its received form. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A data stream management device for routing data streams among a plurality of intelligent electronic devices, comprising:
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an input for receiving a data stream from a first intelligent electronic device, a router for routing the data stream from the first intelligent electronic device to a second intelligent electronic device, wherein the routed data stream is in a substantially unaltered form from that of its received form, and an input element in communication with said router, whereupon a signal from said input element routes the data stream received by the first intelligent electronic device to a third intelligent electronic device, wherein the routed data stream is further in a substantially unaltered form from that of its received form such that upon a signal from an input element to said third intelligent electronic device, a particular communication configuration setting in said third intelligent electronic device is selected to allow for communication with one of the other intelligent electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A data stream management device for routing data streams among intelligent electronic device within an electric power system, comprising:
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a plurality of ports for receiving and transmitting data streams from intelligent electronic devices, a router in communication with each of said ports for receiving said data streams and routing such to said intelligent electronic devices, and a plurality of status indicators in communication with said router for displaying how the data streams are routed. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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