Patent ID: 11863589
Assignee: EI ELECTRONICS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A system comprising:
a network for coupling devices and enabling the transmission of data between the devices;
at least one security server coupled to the network including a first memory, the first memory configured to store security configurations for a plurality of meters; and
the plurality of meters, each meter of the plurality of meters including:
a communication device for coupling the meter to the network and receiving the security configuration for the meter, and
a second memory for storing the security configuration in a local database,
wherein the security server sends a notification to each meter when a security configuration has changes and the meter pulls the changed security configuration after receiving the notification, the notification being broadcast as a UDP (user datagram protocol) message to the plurality of meters.