DATA AND EVENT GAP RECONCILIATION ACROSS NETWORKS USING DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

摘要

Systems and methods automatically detect missing data and attempt to collect the missing data. The missing data may be related to a data reading or may be related to an event. The missing data is detected by comparing a communication received from an endpoint with previously received communications from the endpoint. The communication technology used by the endpoint may be considered in determining how to detect missing data and how to request the missing data from the endpoint. A single headend system may communicate with endpoints that use different communication technologies by adjusting the speed, batch size and the retry process used.

主权项

1. A method for collecting data from an endpoint in a network, wherein the endpoint communicates across the network using a first communication technology and a second endpoint communicates across the network using a second communication technology, comprising:
receiving a first data communication from the endpoint; receiving a second data communication from the endpoint; comparing the first data communication and the second data communication and based on the comparison, determining whether there is a gap between data communicated in the first data communication and data communicated in the second data communication; when there is a gap, then generating a request to collect data associated with at least a portion of the gap; transmitting the request to the endpoint, wherein the transmission of the request is controlled by a first value of a first parameter and the first value is based on the first communication technology; based on an expiration of a response period, determining that the gap remains, wherein the response period is based on a second value of a second parameter and the second value is based on the first communication technology; generating a retry request to collect the data associated with at least a portion of the gap; and transmitting the retry request to the endpoint.