> Our application is on DOCSIS network... Closed network... > Works well for the roughly 125k devices on it... > Auto polling for mapping is about every 90 seconds - > refreshing the map manually causes a manual poll which > takes about 10 seconds to complete.
> Worst case we're looking at about a 3 minute delay > between poll time and map display if it misses the > refresh. > > Once a minute per modem on random intervals... However, can the individual subscriber meters be polled and controlled within a reasonable amount of time? That time frame per addressing individual subscriber locations in hours or minutes? > Not sure about your particular issue with PG&E - the > majority of the timeframe issues I've had with regulated > utilities like power and phone have been as a result > of PUC mandates... Anything sooner than 3 days would be an > unfair advantage over competition LOL. No issues with PG&E... I think this technology is interesting and has possible applications in the Amateur and Commercial Radio World. s. ps: As of today, 4 days after the request the electricity service is still not active. I made a phone call and was told it should be on today... so at least in my most recent example the Bureaucracy of PG&E is intact. Smart Meters don't fix all...
