How does the Advanced AMR Technologies communication system work?
The Advanced AMR Technologies network uses a wide area VHF/UHF 2 watt radio in the 150-170/450-470 MHz private wireless bands to collect information and/or control devices for a region. The system communicates via patented, two-way, self-configuring, multi-hop wireless routers located at each monitoring site. Each wireless router detects, stores, and sends the information from up to four utility meters every 15 minutes to an IP Link. Data is collected at each wireless router site, where it then hops from router to router. It travels through our IP-Link to the IP Link Server where monitoring or web forwarding is managed. The IP Link Server software converts meter data into kilowatt hours (kWh) of consumption and kilowatts of demand. The Internet effectively replaces the public telephone and wireless networks for transferring data to a central monitoring and control location by using the TCP/IP Internet protocol.
