Systems and method for transmitting data in an advanced metering infrastructure

摘要

SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN AN ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE A system for transmitting data in an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is provided. The system includes an AMI network configured to communicate by transmitting data via a plurality of physical communication media that include at least a first physical communication medium and a second physical communication medium, and a plurality of meters. Each of the plurality of meters are configured to select a physical communication medium from the first physical communication medium and the second physical communication medium based at least in part on an operational state of the first physical communication medium and an operational state of the second physical communication medium, and communicate with the AMI network via the selected physical communication medium. Provide a meter configured to communicate with an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) by transmitting data via a first physical communication medium and a second physical communication medium Select one of the first physical communication medium and the second physical communication medium based at least in part on an operational state of the first physical communication medium and an operational state of the second physical communication medium ransmit data from the meter to the AM I network via the selected communication medium