AGGREGATED REAL-TIME POWER OUTAGES/RESTORATION REPORTING (RTPOR) IN A SECURE MESH NETWORK

摘要

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for the reporting of status changes, such as but not limited to power outages and/or power restorations, throughout a smart grid system. Through the use of location-based reporting period selection and/or status change report aggregation, embodiments may provide efficient reporting processes that timely and accurately report status change information from the point(s) of the change to a back-end system via an access point.