Method, system and device of multicast functionality in an energy portal

摘要

Described herein are embodiments of methods, systems and devices of providing multicast functionality through an energy portal such as a meter, which reduces bandwidth required for communication between the energy portal and a server. In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided of providing multicast functionality through an energy portal, which reduces bandwidth required for communication between the energy portal and a server. In one embodiment, the method includes: receiving, over a first network, a single message, wherein the single message includes at least one device characteristic; determining, using a processor, one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein each of the one or more devices are connected to a second network; and transmitting the single message over the second network to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic, wherein the single message is transmitted individually to each of the one or more devices associated with the at least one device characteristic such that the single message is transmitted as many times as there are devices associated with the at least one device characteristic.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a meter and over a first network, a single message, wherein the single message includes a unique meter identifier associated with the meter, an indicator of a device type, and at least one device characteristic; detecting, using a processor, the indicator; identifying, using the processor, the device type using the indicator; determining, using a processor, one or more devices of the device type, wherein each of the one or more devices of the device type is connected to a second network, wherein the one or more devices of the device type are a subset of all devices connected to the second network, and wherein the determining comprises associating, in a database, the at least one device characteristic and the unique meter identifier with one or more unique device identifiers associated with each of the one or more devices of the device type; and transmitting the single message over the second network to each of the one or more devices of the device type to control the at least one device characteristic of each of the one or more devices of the device type, wherein the single message is transmitted individually to each of the one or more devices of the device type such that the single message is transmitted as many times as there are devices of the device type, and wherein each of the one or more devices of the device type is configured to detect the indicator.