| US 7,609,719 B2 | ||
| System and method for simultaneous communication on modbus and DNP 3.0 over Ethernet for electronic power meter | ||
| Erran Kagan, Great Neck, N.Y. (US); Fredrick Slota, Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. (US); Wei Wang, Bronx, N.Y. (US); and Joseph Spanier, Brooklyn, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Electro Industries/Gauge Tech, Westbury, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 23, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/87,438. | ||
| Application 11/087438 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/969592, filed on Oct. 20, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/617689, filed on Oct. 12, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0077999 A1, Apr. 13, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 3/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—466 [370/469] | 10 Claims |
| 6. A system for providing simultaneous communications between an electronic power meter and a plurality of applications, said
system comprising:
the plurality of applications each being supported by at least one computing device; and
the electronic power meter operating under a first protocol comprising:
means for receiving a data packet over an Ethernet connection via an Ethernet card, said data packet using an Ethernet protocol
wrapper;
means for removing said Ethernet protocol wrapper;
means for determining a secondary protocol used by said data packet by inspecting said data packet after said Ethernet protocol
wrapper is removed;
means for routing said data packet to the electronic power meter based on said determining said secondary protocol including
means for routing if the determined secondary protocol matches the first protocol;
means for appending a wrapper according to the first protocol to said data packet based on said determining said secondary
protocol including means for appending said wrapper according to the first protocol if the secondary protocol does not match
the first protocol and means for routing the data packet to the electronic power meter after the wrapper is appended to the
data packet;
means for parsing said data packet;
means for providing a response packet including electrical energy metering information of said electronic power meter using
said first protocol from the electronic power meter to the Ethernet card;
means for appending an Ethernet protocol wrapper to said response packet; and
means for transmitting said response packet over said Ethernet connection.
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