Optimization of redundancy and throughput in an automated...

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2006-12-14

2011-12-06

Corsaro, Nick (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Carrier wave repeater or relay system

C455S009000, C455S405000, C455S428000, C370S310000, C340S870010, C340S870020, C340S870030, C324S110000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08073384

ABSTRACT:
Techniques for optimization of redundancy and throughput in an automated meter data collection system using a wireless network are disclosed herein. The wireless network comprises a central node, a plurality of bi-directional nodes, and a plurality of transmit-only meters. Each of the bi-directional nodes is in bi-directional wireless communication with the central node and has a wireless communication path to the central node that is either a direct path or an indirect path through one or more intermediate bi-directional nodes serving as relay nodes. The transmit-only meters wirelessly transmit meter data that is then relayed by one or more bi-directional nodes to the central node. Each of the bi-directional nodes is assigned one or more authorized transmit-only meters, and each of the bi-directional nodes is configured to relay meter data only from its authorized transmit-only meters, thereby providing an optimum level of redundancy and throughput in the network.

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