Abstract: In one embodiment, a system is disclosed for development of computer-executable applications in a network having a central utility with one or more utility-level applications and a plurality of intelligent devices operatively connected to the central utility. Each of the intelligent devices has at least one computer-executable application for causing a computer to perform functions that include core functions for supporting active communication by the intelligent devices upstream to one or more of the utility-level applications at the central utility and/or supporting local communication by the intelligent devices with another one or more of the intelligent devices that are operatively connected via the network. At least one of the utility-level applications is executable at the central utility to communicate data downstream with at least one computer-executable application on the one or more intelligent devices via the network, and also to receive communication data.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for extending IPSec communication over a wireless mesh network is disclosed. A VPN appliance is operative to establish an end-to-end communication tunnel with at least one of a plurality of wireless mesh gateways. The VPN appliance is configured for secure communication with at least one of the mesh gateways, by establishing an outer tunnel. At least one of the wireless mesh gateways is configured to establish connection with a plurality of wireless routers, where the wireless routers are configured to establish connection with a plurality of intelligent communication devices. Multiple paths exist for routing data packets from the plurality of mesh gateways to the plurality of intelligent communication devices. The VPN appliance is also configured to establish a plurality of inner tunnels nested within the outer tunnel.