Load balancing for packet switched alarm monitoring
US8825857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4557
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Alarm panels are assigned to monitoring servers at a monitoring station by an allocation server. Each panel obtains the data network address of its assigned monitoring server by contacting the allocation server, upon installation/configuration. The provided data network address is stored at the panel for later use. This allows the allocation server to fairly and flexibly distribute monitoring responsibility for the many panels across multiple monitoring servers.
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