Method for detecting a resending of a frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11018807-B2
Application number	US-201716332626-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2017
Priority date	Sep 12, 2016
Publication date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	May 25, 2021

Abstract

A method for detecting a resending of a frame, each frame sent that includes an identifier and a counter, the counter remaining identical during a resending, each frame sent being received by a plurality of gateways, each gateway retransmitting each frame to a central server, a response delay being predefined, the method comprising the steps of receiving a first frame comprising an identifier and a counter, storing as reference parameters a first reception time and the counter, receiving a second frame comprising the same identifier and another counter, and, if the values of the counters are equal then determining a second reception time of the second frame, and, if the difference between the reception times is greater than the response delay, then the second frame is a resending of the first frame, and updating the reference parameters with the second reception time.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for detecting a resending by an electronic device of a frame previously sent by the electronic device, the electronic device sending each frame on one carrier frequency among a predetermined plurality of carrier frequencies, each frame sent comprising an identifier associated with the electronic device and a counter, the value of the counter remaining identical when a frame is resent and being incremented at the time of sending of a new frame, each frame sent being received by a plurality of radio receivers, known as gateways, each gateway being connected to the same central server and retransmitting each frame received to the central server, a response delay being predefined for sending in return a frame to the electronic device, the method being executed by the central server wherein said method causes the central server to perform:
receiving a first frame comprising a first identifier and a first counter,
determining a first reception time for receiving the first frame,
storing the first reception time and the value of the first counter as reference parameters associated with the first identifier,
receiving a second frame comprising a second identifier and a second counter,
if the second identifier is equal to the first identifier and
if the value of the second counter is equal to the value of the first counter, then:
determining a second reception time for receiving the second frame and,
if the time elapsed between the second reception time and the first reception time is greater than the predefined response delay, then the second frame is considered to be a resending of the first frame, and
updating the reference parameters associated with the first identifier by replacing the first reception time by the second reception time.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the gateway that retransmitted the second frame being synchronised timewise with the central server, if furthermore the second reception time is less than the first reception time, then the first frame is considered to be a resending of the second frame and the step of updating the reference parameters associated with the first identifier is not executed.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the gateway that retransmitted the second frame not being synchronised timewise with the central server, the first frame being sent on a first carrier frequency, the first carrier frequency being stored as reference parameters associated with the first identifier, the second frame being sent on a second carrier frequency, if the difference between the second reception time and the first reception time is not greater than the predefined response delay and the second carrier frequency is different from the first carrier frequency, then the second frame is considered to be a resending of the first frame, and the method causing the central server to perform:
updating the reference parameters associated with the first identifier by replacing the first reception time by the second reception time and the first carrier frequency by the second carrier frequency.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein if the value of the second counter is greater than the value of the first counter, then the method causing the central server to perform:
updating the reference parameters associated with the first identifier by replacing the first reception time by the second reception time, the first carrier frequency by the second carrier frequency and the value of the first counter by the value of the second counter.

5. A non transitory recording medium storing instructions for causing implementation, by a processor, of the method according to claim 1 , when the instructions are read from the non-transitory recording medium and executed by the processor.

6. A central server of a communication network comprising at least one electronic device sending a frame on a carrier frequency among a predetermined plurality of carrier frequencies, each frame sent comprising an identifier associated with the electronic device and a counter, the value of the counter remaining identical when a frame is resent and being incremented when a new frame is sent, each frame sent being received by a plurality of radio receivers, referred to as gateways, each gateway being connected to the central server and retransmitting each frame received to the central server, a response delay being predefined for sending in return a frame to the electronic device, the central server comprising:
a processor being adapted for:
receiving a first frame comprising a first identifier and a first counter,
determining a first reception time for receiving the first frame,
storing the first reception time and the value of the first counter as reference parameters associated with the first identifier,
receiving a second frame comprising a second identifier and a second counter,
if the second identifier is equal to the first identifier and
if the value of the second counter is equal to the value of the first counter, then:
determining a second reception time for receiving the second frame and
if the time elapsed between the second reception time and the first reception time is greater than the predefined response delay, then the second frame is considered to be a resending of the first frame, and
updating the reference parameters associated with the first identifier by replacing the first reception time by the second reception time.

7. The central server according to claim 6 , the second gateway that retransmitted the second frame being synchronised timewise with the central server, wherein the central server, if furthermore the second reception time is less than the first reception time, considers the first frame to be a resending of the second frame and the central server is adapted for not updating the reference parameters associated with the first identifier.

8. The central server according to claim 6 , the gateway that retransmitted the second frame not being synchronised timewise with the central server, the first frame being sent on a first carrier frequency, the central server being adapted for storing the first carrier frequency as reference parameters associated with the first identifier, the second frame being sent on a second carrier frequency, wherein the central server, if the time elapsed between the second reception time and the first reception time is not greater than the predefined response delay and the second carrier frequency is different from the first carrier frequency, considers the second frame to be a resending of the first frame, and the central server is adapted for:
updating the reference parameters associated with the first identifier by replacing the first reception time by the second reception time and the first carrier frequency by the second carrier frequency.

9. The central server according to claim 8 , wherein the central server, if the value of the second counter is greater than the value of the first counter:
updates the reference parameters associated with the first identifier by replacing the first reception time by the second reception time, the first carrier frequency by the second carrier frequency and the value of the first counter by the value of the second counter.

Assignees

• Sagemcom Energy & Telecom Sas

Inventors

• Sennoun Yassir

Classifications

• H04W72/0453

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