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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Lloyd Osterloh, Waseca, MN (US);
Scott L. Cumeralto, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Keith Wayne Barnes, Waseca, MN (US);
Merv Grindahl, Waseca, MN (US);
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01); H04L 12/703 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0668 (2013.01); H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 43/0817 (2013.01); Y02B 90/246 (2013.01); Y04S 20/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Data of a utility node that is unreliably heard may be relayed through another utility node. In some examples, utility nodes of a star network may attempt to transmit data to a collector, a repeater, a relay, a router, or a mobile device. When it is determined that a utility node is unable to reliably transmit data, a relay relationship may be established so that data of the unreliable utility node is relayed through the network.