Inventors:
Radhakrishnan Swaminathan - Jupiter FL, US
Susan Lynn King - Stuart FL, US
Keith Wayne McBee - Jupiter FL, US
Julio C. Gutierrez - Miami FL, US
Manuel Rodriguez-Perez - Miami Springs FL, US
Assignee:
Florida Power & Light Company - Juno Beach FL
International Classification:
H04L 29/06
Abstract:
A system for maintaining and hosting an AMI command and control application is disclosed. The system includes an AMI command and control application module in a network compartment for measuring energy usage from customer meters, managing an AMI network, and executing connect/disconnect orders; and a plurality of firewalls to provide a security perimeter to the AMI command and control application module when the module is accessed by a vendor network or a utility network. The AMI command and control application module includes a VPN concentrator and a 6 in 4 router to provide a security perimeter between the AMI command and control application module and the AMI network.