System and method of visualizing network layout and performance characteristics in a wireless network
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1. A system comprising:
- a wireless network comprising a collector and a plurality of meters that communicate wirelessly with the collector, each of the meters having a wireless communication path to the collector that is either a direct path or an indirect path through one or more intermediate meters that serve as repeaters, the wireless communication paths between each meter and the collector defining a layout of the network;
a data collection server that receives from the collector operational data concerning the collector and each of the meters; and
a network management system that maintains a database of states of the collector and the meters,wherein state changes of the collector and the meters are received by said data collection server and forwarded to said network management system, and wherein said network management system provides reports on said wireless network in accordance with said state changes.
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Abstract
A system for visually detailing the layout of a wireless network and for providing performance statistics regarding the network. Graphical diagrams are generated in accordance with a request wherein the diagrams illustrate nodes and data collectors in the wireless network. The nodes record data related to a commodity usage and transmit the data to the collectors, which in turn transmit aggregated data from a plurality of nodes to a central data collection server.
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1. A system comprising:
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a wireless network comprising a collector and a plurality of meters that communicate wirelessly with the collector, each of the meters having a wireless communication path to the collector that is either a direct path or an indirect path through one or more intermediate meters that serve as repeaters, the wireless communication paths between each meter and the collector defining a layout of the network; a data collection server that receives from the collector operational data concerning the collector and each of the meters; and a network management system that maintains a database of states of the collector and the meters, wherein state changes of the collector and the meters are received by said data collection server and forwarded to said network management system, and wherein said network management system provides reports on said wireless network in accordance with said state changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing a graphical view of a network layout, comprising:
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a data collection server that receives operational data from a wireless network that comprises a collector and a plurality of meters that communicate wirelessly with the collector, each of the meters having a wireless communication path to the collector that is either a direct path or an indirect path through one or more intermediate meters that serve as repeaters, the wireless communication paths between each meter and the collector defining a layout of the network; a network management system that maintains a database of states of the collector and the meters; and a graph rendering tool that renders a graphical view of said network layout in accordance with said states of the collector and the meters, wherein state changes of the collector and the meters are received by said data collection server and forwarded to said network management system, and wherein said network management system provides reports on said network layout in accordance with said state changes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing a graphical view of a network layout, comprising:
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receiving operational data from a wireless network that comprises a collector and a plurality of meters that communicate wirelessly with the collector, each of the meters having a wireless communication path to the collector that is either a direct path or an indirect path through one or more intermediate meters that serve as repeaters, the wireless communication paths between each meter and the collector defining a layout of the network; maintaining a database of states of the collector and the meters in accordance with said operational data; and rendering a graphical view of said network layout in accordance with said states of the collector and the meters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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