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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019

Filed:

May. 21, 2014
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Ankur Dauneria, New Delhi, IN;

Sandeep Akhouri, New Delhi, IN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/329 (2019.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 24/04 (2009.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/30 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/329 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 1/305 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 24/00 (2013.01); H04W 24/04 (2013.01); H04W 52/0277 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1226 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/146 (2018.01); Y02D 70/21 (2018.01);
Abstract

A method, in a node of a communication network, for managing effects of a scheduled outage of mains power is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a notification of a scheduled outage of mains power (A), the notification comprising a location to be affected by the scheduled outage and a time period during which the scheduled outage is scheduled. The method further comprises identifying mains powered devices registered on the communication network and situated in the notified location (B), discovering an entity affected by an outage of at least one of the identified devices (D), and informing the discovered entity that the identified devices are scheduled to be without power during the notified time period (F). Also disclosed area computer program product for carrying out the above method and a communication network node () configured to carry out the above method.


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