Patent ID: 9693244
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A sensor that repeats a measurement period for performing measurement and a transmission period for performing transmission at predetermined cycles, comprising: a measurement section that outputs during the measurement period measurement information based on predetermined measurement of a target equipment which is one of a group of electric equipments; and a transmission section that transmits during the transmission period at least one packet including source identification information for identifying a source of the packet in the group of electric equipments, the measurement information, and sensor-related information for identifying the target equipment, wherein a combination of the source identification information and the sensor-related information specifies the target equipment in the group of electric equipments, wherein the transmission section divides the sensor-related information into a plurality of pieces, and transmits a first packet including the source identification information and the measurement information, and a plurality of second packets each of which includes the source identification information and a corresponding piece of the sensor-related information divided into the plurality of pieces.