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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Vijay Arya, Bangalore, IN;
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, Bangalore, IN;
Devasenapathi Periagraharam Seetharamakrishnan, Bangalore, IN;
Jayram S. Thathachar, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Vijay Arya, Bangalore, IN;
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, Bangalore, IN;
Devasenapathi Periagraharam Seetharamakrishnan, Bangalore, IN;
Jayram S. Thathachar, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/00 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 4/00 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); Y02B 90/246 (2013.01); Y04S 20/42 (2013.01); Y04S 20/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and arrangements for determining a network connectivity model. Meters are interfaced with, and periodic synchronous power-related measurements are collected from different meters. Measurement messages are sent to a predetermined location for being consolidated and processed, and a network connectivity model is thereupon determined.