Abstract: A battery powered wireless apparatus, method, and system. A battery powered wireless node operates to communicating with a gateway on a local area network through the network communication device, cease communication with the gateway after a predetermined period for a predetermined interval of time, and communicate with the gateway continuously when an event occurs.

Abstract: A control network communication apparatus, method, and system. The method of communicating control network information to a user interface includes a wireless gateway receiving control system information from a control node wirelessly over a local area mesh network, the wireless gateway receiving a request for control system information when it polls a remote server over a wide area network, the request transmitted to the remote server from a user interface, and the wireless gateway providing the requested control system information to the remote server for delivery to the user interface.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for network traffic management. The method includes establishing a building zone corresponding with a physical space in the building, determining how many networked devices are in the building zone, determining a current multicast use level, establishing a virtual group threshold based on a current portion of a network multicast capacity that is being used, and unicast transmitting a message to a plurality of networked devices in the building zone when the number of networked devices in the building zone is less than the virtual group threshold.

Abstract: A message retransmission apparatus, method, and system. The method includes transmission of a multicast message to a plurality of nodes by a network communication device, receipt by the network communication device of return status messages from the plurality of nodes during a predetermined period of time, and retransmission by the network communication device of the message that was multicast by unicast to at least one of the plurality of nodes, that node having provided a state that does not correspond with the command included in the multicast message.

Abstract: A control network communication apparatus, method, and system. The method of communicating control network information to a user interface includes a wireless gateway receiving control system information from a control node wirelessly over a local area mesh network, the wireless gateway receiving a request for control system information when it polls a remote server over a wide area network, the request transmitted to the remote server from a user interface, and the wireless gateway providing the requested control system information to the remote server for delivery to the user interface.

Abstract: A battery powered wireless apparatus, method, and system. A battery powered wireless node operates to communicating with a gateway on a local area network through the network communication device, cease communication with the gateway after a predetermined period for a predetermined interval of time, and communicate with the gateway continuously when an event occurs.

Abstract: A message retransmission apparatus, method, and system. The method includes transmission of a multicast message to a plurality of nodes by a network communication device, receipt by the network communication device of return status messages from the plurality of nodes during a predetermined period of time, and retransmission by the network communication device of the message that was multicast by unicast to at least one of the plurality of nodes, that node having provided a state that does not correspond with the command included in the multicast message.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for network traffic management. The method includes establishing a building zone corresponding with a physical space in the building, determining how many networked devices are in the building zone, determining a current multicast use level, establishing a virtual group threshold based on a current portion of a network multicast capacity that is being used, and unicast transmitting a message to a plurality of networked devices in the building zone when the number of networked devices in the building zone is less than the virtual group threshold.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for network traffic management. The method includes receiving a message to be broadcast over a network, assigning a predefined delay time to the transmission the message, and transmitting the message over the network after passage of the predefined delay time.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for network traffic and processor activity management. The invention includes a network communication device for communicating data to remote devices, a data storage device for storing a plurality of messages to be communicated on the network by the network communication device, a real-time clock, and a processor. The processor includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the real-time clock that at least one message in the data storage device is to be communicated on the network through the network communication device, retrieve the at least one message from the data storage device, transmit the at least one retrieved message and up to a predetermined number of retrieved messages onto the network through the network communication device, and prevent any messages retrieved from the data storage device that are more than the predetermined number from being transmitted on the network for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for network traffic management. The method includes receiving a message to be broadcast over a network, assigning a predefined delay time to the transmission the message, and transmitting the message over the network after passage of the predefined delay time.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for network traffic and processor activity management. The invention includes a network communication device for communicating data to remote devices, a data storage device for storing a plurality of messages to be communicated on the network by the network communication device, a real-time clock, and a processor. The processor includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the real-time clock that at least one message in the data storage device is to be communicated on the network through the network communication device, retrieve the at least one message from the data storage device, transmit the at least one retrieved message and up to a predetermined number of retrieved messages onto the network through the network communication device, and prevent any messages retrieved from the data storage device that are more than the predetermined number from being transmitted on the network for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring the health of a home area network. An example system includes multiple devices communicatively coupled via a home area network and a gateway device communicatively coupled to the devices via the home area network. The home area network is configured for communicating information regarding a resource consumed at a geographical area serviced by the home area network. The gateway device includes a processor and a computer-readable medium. The processor can execute instructions embodied in the computer-readable medium to perform operations. The operations include monitoring communication metrics describing communications among the devices via the home area network. The operations also include monitoring application-level events generated by applications executed by the devices. The operations also include generating a status indicator for the home area network based on the communication metrics and the application-level events.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring the health of a home area network. An example system includes multiple devices communicatively coupled via a home area network and a gateway device communicatively coupled to the devices via the home area network. The home area network is configured for communicating information regarding a resource consumed at a geographical area serviced by the home area network. The gateway device includes a processor and a computer-readable medium. The processor can execute instructions embodied in the computer-readable medium to perform operations. The operations include monitoring communication metrics describing communications among the devices via the home area network. The operations also include monitoring application-level events generated by applications executed by the devices. The operations also include generating a status indicator for the home area network based on the communication metrics and the application-level events.