WO2015146066A1 - 無線端末、メータリング装置、及び通信制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the disclosure of this specification relates to a wireless multi-hop network, and more specifically to communication control of a wireless terminal when power is restored.
- ZigBee, ZigBee PRO, and ZigBee IP are known as short-range wireless communication technologies suitable for a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) network or a sensor network.
- M2M Machine-to-Machine
- ZigBee, ZigBee PRO, and ZigBee IP employ wireless multi-hop communication.
- a network employing wireless multi-hop communication represented by ZigBee, ZigBee PRO, and ZigBee IP is referred to as a wireless multihop network.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that the number of hops is taken into account when determining the communication path of each wireless device in a wireless multi-hop network composed of a parent wireless device and a plurality of wireless devices.
- the number of hops means the number of other wireless devices (that is, the number of relay nodes) that pass from a certain wireless device to the parent wireless device.
- Patent Document 1 assumes a tree-type network topology in which a parent wireless device is a root node, and discloses that the communication path of each wireless device is determined according to the principle of minimizing the number of hops. Yes.
- Patent Document 1 when there are many other wireless devices exceeding the maximum number of connections around each wireless device, the wireless device to which the wireless device should communicate (that is, a leaf node or It is disclosed that the number of hops is considered in order to determine (child node).
- Patent Document 2 includes the same disclosure as Patent Document 1. That is, Patent Document 2 discloses that in a wireless multi-hop network composed of a gateway device and a plurality of wireless nodes, the number of hops (that is, the number of relay nodes) is considered when determining the communication path of each wireless node. is doing. Patent Document 2 assumes a tree-type network topology with a gateway device as a root node, and discloses that the communication path of each wireless node is determined according to the principle of minimizing the number of hops. .
- the inventor of the present invention examined the operation of restarting the communication of the smart meter after a power failure, assuming a usage mode in which a concentrator and a plurality of smart meters form a wireless multi-hop network. Assume a case where a power outage that affects a plurality of smart meters occurs, and after the power outage is restored, a plurality of smart meters that have been affected by the power outage resume communication. In this case, as an example, it is conceivable that each smart meter that has been affected by the power failure starts a control procedure for participating in the wireless multi-hop network at random. However, such smart meter operation may require a lot of time for the reconfigured wireless multi-hop network to converge to a stable network state. For example, when a new smart meter is activated and participates in a wireless multi-hop network, it may be necessary to change the communication path (multi-hop route to the concentrator) of the previously activated smart meter. .
- the above-described problem is not limited to smart metering, and can occur widely in wireless multi-hop networks. That is, when a plurality of wireless terminals constituting a wireless multi-hop network are restarted after restarting (communication is resumed), there are many cases until the reconfigured wireless multi-hop network converges to a stable network state. Time may be required.
- one of the objects to be achieved by the embodiments disclosed herein is a wireless terminal, a metering device, a communication control method, which can contribute to stable reconfiguration of a wireless multi-hop network, And providing a program.
- the wireless terminal includes a wireless transceiver and a control unit.
- the wireless transceiver is configured to communicate with a node.
- the control unit is configured to join the wireless multi-hop network after power restoration according to the size of the path cost to reach the gateway node in the wireless multi-hop network formed by the communication of the wireless transceiver. It is configured to adjust the waiting time.
- the metering device includes a configuration of the above-described wireless terminal and a meter-reading unit that collects meter-reading data, and is configured to transmit the meter-reading data to a remote system via the wireless multi-hop network. .
- a communication control method performed by a wireless terminal includes: the wireless multi-hop network after power recovery of the wireless terminal according to a path cost for reaching a gateway node in the wireless multi-hop network. Including adjusting the waiting time before joining.
- the program includes a group of instructions (software code) for causing the computer to perform the communication control method described above when read by the computer.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless multi-hop network 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the example of FIG. 1 shows a case where the wireless multi-hop network 10 is a ZigBee, ZigBee PRO, or ZigBee IP network.
- the wireless multi-hop network 10 includes a single coordinator 11 and a plurality of wireless terminals 12.
- the coordinator 11 corresponds to a ZigBee coordinator
- the wireless terminal 12 corresponds to a ZigBee router or a ZigBee end device.
- the coordinator 11 corresponds to a ZigBee IP coordinator
- the wireless terminal 12 corresponds to a ZigBee IP router or a ZigBee IP host.
- the coordinator 11 operates as a router responsible for multihop communication and generates a wireless multihop network 10.
- the generation process of the wireless multi-hop network 10 by the coordinator 11 includes searching for a free wireless channel and determining a wireless channel and a network identifier (Personal Area Network (PAN) ID) used by the wireless multihop network 10. .
- PAN Personal Area Network
- the wireless terminal 12 is a terminal that participates in the wireless multi-hop network 10 generated and managed by the coordinator 11.
- the wireless terminal 12 operates as a router that performs multi-hop communication or operates as an end device that does not have a router function.
- the coordinator 11 is arranged at the boundary with the external network 50 (for example, Internet Protocol (IP) network), and relays data between the wireless multi-hop network 10 and the external network 50. Operates as a gateway (or gateway node). However, any wireless terminal 12 (ZigBee router or ZigBeeigIP router) different from the coordinator 11 may serve as a gateway.
- a solid line connecting nodes indicates a multi-hop route (parent-child relationship) used for data transfer between the coordinator 10 as a gateway and each wireless terminal 12.
- a broken line connecting nodes indicates an association (wireless link) between wireless terminals 12 not included in the multi-hop route (parent-child relationship).
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the wireless terminal 12.
- the wireless terminal 12 includes a wireless transceiver 121, a controller 122, and a power supply unit 123.
- the wireless transceiver 121 is configured to perform wireless communication with neighboring nodes.
- the wireless transceiver 121 may conform to IEEE802.15.4 or IEEE802.15.4g with respect to the physical layer, and conform to IEEE 802.15.4 with respect to the MediaAccess Control (MAC) layer (data link layer).
- MAC MediaAccess Control
- the controller 122 provides an upper layer service above the network layer necessary for data transfer in the wireless multi-hop network 10. Furthermore, the controller 122 executes a control procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 (hereinafter, joining procedure).
- the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 is that the wireless terminal 12 is connected to the wireless multi-hop network 10 as a router or an end device (IP host) and can send and receive data via the wireless multi-hop network 10. Means necessary control procedures.
- the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 may include a plurality of procedures.
- the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 includes, for example, (a) a search for a PAN (wireless multi-hop network 10), (b) a procedure for establishing an association with a neighboring node, and (c) a coordinator 11 (or gateway). And (d) a procedure for setting a multi-hop route between the coordinator 11 (or gateway) and the wireless terminal 12 may be included.
- the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 includes (a) sending a Beacon Request message to a neighboring node, and (b) sending an Association Request message to a neighboring node. Transmission, (c) transmission of authentication request message to coordinator 11 (or gateway), (d) IP address acquisition procedure, (e) transmission of DODAGDInformation Solicitation message to neighboring nodes, and (f) coordinator 11 ( Or transmission of a DODAG Destination Advertisement Object message to the gateway).
- the power supply unit 123 supplies power to the wireless transceiver 121 and the controller 122. More specifically, the power supply unit 123 generates an internal power supply from a battery or an external power supply (not shown). The internal power is supplied to each module in the wireless terminal 12 including the wireless transceiver 121 and the controller 122. In one example, the power supply unit 123 converts AC power as an external power source into DC power, and generates a DC voltage corresponding to each of the wireless transceiver 121 and the controller 122.
- the wireless terminal 12 acquires a path cost for reaching the coordinator 11 (or gateway) when participating in the wireless multi-hop network 10 in the past when the power is restored. While the wireless terminal 12 is operating while connected to the wireless multi-hop network 10, a route cost value may be stored in advance in a nonvolatile memory (not shown) of the wireless terminal 12. Then, the wireless terminal 12 (controller 122) adjusts the timing of joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 after the power recovery of the wireless terminal 12 according to the magnitude of the past route cost. Specifically, the wireless terminal 12 (controller 122) may delay the timing of joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 as the past route cost increases.
- the wireless terminal 12 may adjust the standby time until the wireless terminal 12 joins the wireless multi-hop network 10 after the power recovery of the wireless terminal 12 according to the magnitude of the route cost. Specifically, the wireless terminal 12 (controller 122) may lengthen the standby time until it joins the wireless multi-hop network 10 as the route cost increases.
- the “power restoration” of the wireless terminal 12 means that the wireless transceiver 121 and the controller 122 in the wireless terminal 12 cannot perform normal operations because the power supply is insufficient, and thus the wireless terminal 12 is wirelessly connected. This means that the transceiver 121 and the controller 122 change to a state where normal operation can be started. Therefore, power recovery of the wireless terminal 12 may be defined as sufficient power being supplied to the wireless terminal 12 (power supply unit 123). In addition, power restoration of the wireless terminal 12 may be defined as sufficient operating power being supplied to the wireless transceiver 121 and the controller 122 in the wireless terminal 12. Furthermore, power restoration of the wireless terminal 12 can be rephrased as restart of the wireless terminal 12.
- the route cost for reaching the coordinator 11 (or gateway) from the wireless terminal 12 can be defined using various metrics.
- a route cost used for determining a multi-hop route in a routing protocol used in the wireless multi-hop network 10 may be used.
- the route cost may be, for example, the number of hops (the number of relay nodes) until the wireless terminal 12 reaches the coordinator 11 (or gateway).
- a small number of hops means a small route cost.
- the route cost may be defined using the quality of the radio link (for example, Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)).
- the path cost may be defined using multiple metrics, such as hop count and radio link quality. The route cost is sometimes called distance.
- the timing for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 can be adjusted by adjusting the timing for starting the joining procedure to the wireless multi-hop network 10.
- the wireless terminal 12 may delay the timing for starting the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 as the past route cost increases.
- the adjustment of the timing of joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 may be performed by adjusting the length of the standby time from when the power is restored to when the joining procedure is started.
- the relationship between the length of the waiting time and the route cost may be determined in advance. That is, the standby time may be determined in advance so as to increase as the route cost increases.
- the timing of joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 may be adjusted by changing the length of the fixed period (T_FIXED) shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the definition of the waiting time (T_WAIT).
- the waiting time (T_WAIT) is defined as the sum of a fixed period (T_FIXED) and a random period (T_RANDOM).
- the fixed period (T_FIXED) is a period during which the wireless terminal 12 should always wait. That is, the fixed period (T_FIXED) defines the minimum time that the wireless terminal 12 should wait.
- the length of the random period (T_RANDOM) shown in FIG. 3 is determined randomly. By changing the length of the fixed period (T_FIXED), the minimum time that the wireless terminal 12 should wait can be changed.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a communication control procedure when the power of the wireless terminal 12 is restored.
- step S11 the power of the wireless terminal 12 is restored. That is, operating power is supplied to the modules in the wireless terminal 12 including the wireless transceiver 121 and the controller 122, and these modules are activated.
- step S12 the controller 122 reads the route cost to the coordinator 11 (or gateway) stored in the nonvolatile memory of the wireless terminal 12.
- the route cost is a route cost when the wireless terminal 12 has participated in the wireless multi-hop network 10 in the past.
- step S13 the controller 122 adjusts the timing of joining the wireless multihop network 10 according to the route cost value read from the nonvolatile memory of the wireless terminal 12.
- the controller 122 may adjust the start timing of the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 according to the value of the route cost.
- the controller 122 may adjust the standby time until the wireless terminal 12 joins the wireless multi-hop network 10 after the power recovery of the wireless terminal 12 according to the value of the route cost.
- the controller 122 may delay the start timing of the joining procedure to the wireless multi-hop network 10 as the route cost value increases.
- the controller 122 may lengthen the waiting time until the wireless multi-hop network 10 participates as the value of the route cost increases.
- FIG. 5 shows the 12 wireless terminals 12 shown in FIG. 1 grouped based on the hop count.
- the communication control method of the present embodiment it is possible to participate in the wireless multi-hop network 10 in order from the wireless terminal 12 whose path cost before the power failure is small.
- the wireless terminal 12 executes the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 in response to the power restoration, the possibility of the procedure failing can be suppressed, and the wireless multi-hop network 10 can be stably reconnected. Can contribute to the configuration. This is because, at the timing when the wireless terminal 12 executes the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 10, the wireless terminal 12 closer to the coordinator 11 (or gateway) than itself (that is, to the coordinator 11 (or gateway) than itself).
- this embodiment has problems caused by the absence of the upstream wireless terminal 12, for example, a failure to join the wireless multi-hop network 10, and a transient network topology different from that before the power failure. Can be suppressed.
- the route cost referred to for determining the timing of joining the wireless multi-hop network 10 is a route cost when the wireless multi-hop network 10 is stable.
- the wireless multi-hop network 10 is stable, for example, when there are no frequent fluctuations in the connection relationship with neighboring nodes or frequent fluctuations in the multi-hop route for reaching the coordinator 11 (or gateway). It is.
- the wireless terminal 12 (controller 122) is more than a predetermined time before the time when a power failure is detected in the wireless terminal 12.
- the stored route cost value may be used.
- the wireless terminal 12 may use the stored route cost value when the route cost value does not vary for a predetermined time or more.
- the wireless terminal 12 uses the stored route cost value when the multi-hop route between the coordinator 11 (or gateway) and the wireless terminal 12 does not change for a predetermined time or more. May be.
- the wireless terminal 12 may use the path cost value stored prior to receiving a notification indicating a power outage from a neighboring node in the wireless multi-hop network. Good.
- Smart metering is known as one of the uses of wireless multi-hop networks.
- the smart meter has a function of collecting meter reading data indicating the amount of power, gas usage, water usage, and the like, and a communication function for bidirectional communication with the remote system, and transmits meter reading data to the remote system. be able to.
- a remote system that is coupled to a smart meter via a communication network is called a Meter Data Management System (MDMS).
- MDMS communicates with a plurality of smart meters in two directions, analyzes meter reading data sent from the plurality of smart meters, and controls the smart meter.
- MDMS Meter Data Management System
- the smart meter has a short-range wireless module compliant with ZigBee, ZigBee PRO, or ZigBee IP, and transmits meter reading data to MDMS by multi-hop communication between smart meters.
- a wireless multi-hop network for transmission of meter-reading data is formed by a concentrator and a plurality of smart meters. That is, meter-reading data transmitted from a certain smart meter reaches the concentrator by multi-hop communication between smart meters, and is transferred to MDMS via the concentrator.
- the concentrator aggregates meter reading data transmitted from a plurality of smart meters, and transmits the collected meter reading data to MDMS.
- the concentrator is attached to a power pole in which a transmission line, a transformer, and the like are installed.
- Communication between the concentrator and MDMS may use a wired communication network such as power line communication, or a public wireless communication network (for example, WiMAX, mobile WiMAX, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Long Term Evolution (LTE) , CDMA2000 system, or Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark) / General packet radio service (GPRS) system) may be used.
- a gateway because it is responsible for data relay at the boundary between the wireless multi-hop network and the external network.
- the technical idea described in this embodiment may be particularly effective in applications such as smart metering. This is because, in the case of smart metering, each smart meter is fixedly installed and has no mobility, so the past stable state of the wireless multi-hop network 10 may be a stable state in the future. This is because it is expensive. Moreover, it is conceivable that the smart meter is operated by AC power supplied via the power transmission network, and it is assumed that a plurality of smart meters stop operating at the same time due to a wide area power outage. In the case of smart metering, the wireless terminal 12 is mounted on a smart meter. In the second embodiment described below, an example in which the wireless multi-hop network 10 according to the first embodiment is used for smart metering is shown.
- FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system according to the present embodiment.
- the AMI system shown in FIG. 6 includes a concentrator 21 and a plurality of smart meters 22.
- the concentrator 21 and the plurality of smart meters 22 form a wireless multi-hop network 20.
- the concentrator 21 aggregates the meter reading data transmitted from the plurality of smart meters 22 and transmits the collected meter reading data to the MDMS 51.
- the concentrator 21 is attached to a power pole in which a power transmission line, a transformer, and the like are installed.
- a wired communication network such as power line communication may be used, or a public wireless communication network may be used.
- Each smart meter 22 transmits meter reading data to the MDMS 51 via the concentrator 21.
- the meter reading data indicates, for example, the amount of electric power, the amount of gas used, or the amount of water used.
- the smart meter 22 may transmit the meter reading data together with time information (e.g. measurement period start time) for specifying the measurement period.
- the smart meter 22 may perform other monitoring or control in cooperation with the MDMS 51.
- the smart meter 22 may remotely adjust the measurement period of meter reading data (for example, every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes, or every hour) from the MDMS 51.
- the smart meter 22 may transmit past meter reading data held in the memory of the smart meter 22 to the MDMS 51 in response to a request from the MDMS 51.
- the smart meter 22 may control a switch or a valve in order to adjust the amount of electric power, the amount of gas used, the amount of water used, or the like in response to an instruction from the MDMS 51.
- the concentrator 21 operates as a gateway with the external network 50 in order to communicate with the MDMS 51.
- the concentrator 21 has the function of the coordinator 11 or the wireless terminal 12 (router) described in the first embodiment.
- the function of the coordinator 11 may be provided by a node different from the concentrator 21.
- the smart meter 22 has the function of the wireless terminal 12 (router or end device) described in the first embodiment.
- the smart meter 22 is connected to the smart meter 22 after the power is restored according to the size of the route cost for reaching the concentrator 21 (that is, the gateway) when participating in the wireless multi-hop network 20 in the past.
- the timing for joining the wireless multi-hop network 20 is adjusted.
- the smart meter 22 may delay the timing of joining the wireless multi-hop network 20 as the past route cost increases.
- the adjustment of the timing of joining the wireless multi-hop network 20 may be performed by adjusting the timing of starting the joining procedure.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the smart meter 22.
- the smart meter 22 shown in FIG. 7 includes a wireless transceiver 221, a controller 222, a meter reading unit 223, and a power supply unit 224.
- the wireless transceiver 221 has a function similar to that of the wireless transceiver 121 shown in FIG.
- the controller 222 has the same function as the controller 122 shown in FIG. Further, the controller 222 operates to transmit the meter reading data collected by the meter reading unit 223 to the MDMS 51 via the wireless transceiver 221.
- the meter-reading unit 223 collects meter-reading data every predetermined measurement period (for example, every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes, every hour).
- the power supply unit 224 supplies power to the wireless transceiver 221, the controller 222, and the meter reading unit 223.
- the power supply unit 224 converts AC power as an external power source into DC power, and generates DC voltages corresponding to the radio transceiver 221, the controller 222, and the meter-reading unit 223, respectively.
- the present embodiment it is possible to participate in the wireless multi-hop network 20 in order from the smart meter 22 whose path cost before a power failure is small. Therefore, when these smart meters 22 are restarted after a plurality of smart meters 22 stop operating due to a wide-area power failure, it is possible to contribute to stable reconfiguration of the wireless multi-hop network 20.
- the waiting time from the power restoration to the start of the procedure for joining the wireless multi-hop network 20 is the priority of the smart meter 22 (for example, large customer or general customer), or the smart meter. 22 may be determined to be a different value depending on the priority of communication contents (for example, transmission of periodic meter reading data or transmission of control data such as terminal authentication).
- the communication control method when power is restored by the wireless terminal 12 and the smart meter 22 described in the first and second embodiments may be realized by causing a computer system including at least one processor to execute a program. Specifically, one or a plurality of programs including a group of instructions for causing the computer system to execute the control algorithm described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 may be supplied to the computer system.
- Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media (tangible storage medium). Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media are magnetic recording media (eg flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (eg magneto-optical discs), Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), CD-ROM R, CD-R / W, semiconductor memory (for example, mask ROM, Programmable ROM (PROM), Erasable PROM (EPROM), flash ROM, Random Access Memory (RAM)).
- the program may also be supplied to the computer by various types of temporary computer-readable media. Examples of transitory computer readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves.
- the temporary computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.
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図1は、本実施形態に係る無線マルチホップネットワーク10の構成例を示す図である。図1の例は、無線マルチホップネットワーク10が ZigBee、ZigBee PRO、又はZigBee IPネットワークである場合を示している。無線マルチホップネットワーク10は、1つのコーディネータ11と複数の無線端末12によって構成される。ZigBee又はZigBee PRO ネットワークの場合、コーディネータ11はZigBeeコーディネータに相当し、無線端末12はZigBeeルータ又はZigBeeエンドデバイスに相当する。ZigBee IPネットワークの場合、コーディネータ11はZigBee IPコーディネータに相当し、無線端末12はZigBee IPルータ又はZigBee IPホストに相当する。
本実施形態では、第1の実施形態のより具体的な例について説明する。図6は、本実施形態に係るAdvanced Metering Infrastructure(AMI)システムの構成例を示している。図6に示されたAMIシステムは、コンセントレータ21及び複数のスマートメータ22を含む。コンセントレータ21及び複数のスマートメータ22は、無線マルチホップネットワーク20を形成する。
第2の実施形態において、電源復旧から無線マルチホップネットワーク20への参加手順を開始するまでの待機時間は、スマートメータ22の優先度(例えば、大口顧客か、それとも一般顧客か)、又はスマートメータ22の通信内容の優先度(例えば、定期的な検針データの送信か、それとも端末認証などの制御データの送信か)、によって異なる値に決定されてもよい。
11 コーディネータ
12 無線端末
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22 スマートメータ
50 外部ネットワーク
51 Meter Data Management System(MDMS)
121、221 無線トランシーバ
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- ノードと通信を行う無線トランシーバと、
前記無線トランシーバの通信により形成された無線マルチホップネットワーク内のゲートウェイに到達する経路コストの大きさに応じて、電源復旧の後に前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するまでの待機時間を調整する制御手段と、
を備える無線端末。 - 前記経路コストが大きいほど、前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するまでの待機時間を長くする、請求項1に記載の無線端末。
- 前記無線トランシーバと前記制御手段に給電を行う電源手段を有し、
前記電源復旧は、前記電源手段からの給電により、前記無線トランシーバと前記制御手段が動作を開始できる状態に変化することである請求項1~2のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。 - 前記制御手段は、前記無線端末における停電の検知より所定時間以上前に記憶されていた前記経路コストを用いて、前記待機時間を決定する
請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。 - 前記制御手段は、前記無線マルチホップネットワーク内のノードから停電発生を示す通知を受け取ることにより停電を検知する請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。
- 前記制御手段は、前記ゲートウェイと前記無線端末の間のマルチホップ経路が所定時間以上変動しないときに記憶された前記経路コストを用いて、前記待機時間を決定する
請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。 - 前記経路コストの大きさは、前記ゲートウェイまでのホップ数を含む請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。
- 前記経路コストは、Received Signal Strength Indicatorを含む請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。
- 前記ゲートウェイは、前記無線マルチホップネットワークと外部ネットワークとを中継する請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。
- 前記制御手段は、前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するための制御手順の開始タイミングを調整することで前記待機時間を調整し、
前記制御手順は、ノードとのアソシエーションの確立手順、前記ゲートウェイとの間で行われる認証手順、及び前記ゲートウェイと前記無線端末の間のマルチホップ経路の設定手順のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。 - 前記無線マルチホップネットワークは、ZigBee、ZigBee PRO、又はZigBee IPに準拠し、
前記制御手段は、前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するための制御手順の開始タイミングを調整することで前記待機時間を調整し、
前記制御手順は、(a)前記無線マルチホップネットワーク内の近隣のノードへのBeacon Requestメッセージの送信、(b)前記近隣のノードへのAssociation Requestメッセージの送信、(c)前記ゲートウェイへの認証要求メッセージの送信、(d)IPアドレスの取得手順、(e)前記近隣のノードへのDODAG Information Solicitationメッセージの送信、及び(f)前記ゲートウェイへのDODAG Destination Advertisement Objectメッセージの送信、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末。 - 請求項1~11のいずれか1項に記載の無線端末と、
検針データを収集する検針ユニットと、
を備え、
前記無線マルチホップネットワークを介して前記検針データを送信するよう構成されている、
メータリング装置。 - 無線端末により行われる通信制御方法であって、
無線マルチホップネットワーク内のゲートウェイに到達するための経路コストの大きさに応じて、前記無線端末の電源復旧の後に前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するまでの待機時間を調整することを備える、
通信制御方法。 - 前記経路コストは、前記ゲートウェイまでのホップ数を含む、
請求項13に記載の通信制御方法。 - 前記無線マルチホップネットワーク内における複数の無線端末は、前記ゲートウェイまでのホップ数の大きさに応じてグループ分けされており、
前記調整することは、前記ホップ数の大きさに基づいて前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するまでの待機時間を調整することを含む、
請求項13~14のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御方法。 - 前記待機時間の調整は、前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するための制御手順の開始タイミングを調整することを含み、
前記制御手順は、前記無線マルチホップネットワーク内の近隣のノードとのアソシエーションの確立手順、前記ゲートウェイとの間で行われる認証手順、及び前記ゲートウェイと前記無線端末の間のマルチホップ経路の設定手順のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項15に記載の通信制御方法。 - 前記無線マルチホップネットワークは、ZigBee、ZigBee PRO、又はZigBee IPに準拠し、
前記待機時間の調整は、前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するための制御手順の開始タイミングを調整することを含み、
前記制御手順は、(a)前記無線マルチホップネットワーク内の近隣のノードへのBeacon Requestメッセージの送信、(b)前記近隣のノードへのAssociation Requestメッセージの送信、(c)前記ゲートウェイへの認証要求メッセージの送信、(d)IPアドレスの取得手順、(e)前記近隣のノードへのDODAG Information Solicitationメッセージの送信、及び(f)前記ゲートウェイへのDODAG Destination Advertisement Objectメッセージの送信、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項13~16のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御方法。 - 無線端末に関する通信制御方法をコンピュータに行わせるためのプログラムを格納した非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体であって、
前記通信制御方法は、無線マルチホップネットワーク内のゲートウェイに到達するための経路コストの大きさに応じて、前記無線端末の電源復旧の後に前記無線マルチホップネットワークに参加するまでの待機時間を調整することを含む、
非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体。
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