Patent ID: 7949110

Claim:
A system for relaying telemetry information, the system comprising: an Internet Protocol (IP) based wide area wireless telecommunications network comprising a plurality of remote devices having private IP addresses, the remote devices forming a private telemetry network within the IP based wide area wireless telecommunications network and being capable of communicating according to a first communication mode; a telemetry gateway in communication with the plurality of remote devices according to the first communication mode; at least one telemetry server monitoring the plurality of remote devices through the telemetry gateway, wherein the at least one telemetry server is capable of communicating with the telemetry gateway according to a second communication mode; and wherein the telemetry gateway includes a first connection to the IP based wide area wireless telecommunications network, a second connection to the at least one telemetry server, and a management connection exclusive of the IP based wide area wireless telecommunications network and the at least one telemetry server, the first connection comprising a secure connection that extends the private telemetry network of remote devices to the telemetry gateway.