SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION PATH FOR MANAGEMENT OF LIGHTING NETWORK ELEMENTS

摘要

This invention discloses analternative communication and control path that can by-pass a primary communication and control line in the control luminaires of an illumination network luminaires. By creating the alternative back-up path, it is possible to still communicate and control network elements in cases when the primary communication and control path is unavailable or when direct control of individual or a plurality of luminaries is desired. In one aspect of the invention, this alternative path may provide for a direct interface for demand response utility programs for specialized control of the luminaires of the illumination network.