Title:
A smart meter and a smart meter system
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6012496
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a smart meter enabling achievement of a power system for controlling customer premises equipment from equipment in a remote location, such as a management server.SOLUTION: When power use equipment in a customer communicates with the management server, the smart meter manages a global IP address for use in a global network, in a manner to associate with a local IP address allocated to the power use equipment, and manages a local IP address for use in a local network when the management server communicates with the power use equipment, in a manner to associate with a global IP address allocated to the management server. Upon receiving, from the global network, a packet from the management server as a transmission source, the smart meter converts a global IP address set in the destination and the transmission source into a local IP address. Also, upon receiving, from the local network, a packet from the power use equipment as a transmission source, the smart meter converts a local IP address set in the destination and the transmission source into a global IP address.
Inventors:
Matsukawa Koichi
Application Number:
JP2013022422A
Publication Date:
October 25, 2016
Filing Date:
February 07, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
International Classes:
H04Q9/00; G08C15/00; H04L12/46; H04L12/70
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Sakai