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Abstract

A power monitoring system comprises a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) and a communications network comprising a plurality of UPS clients coupled to respective ones of the UPSs and a UPS directory server in communication with the UPS clients. The UPS directory server is operative to categorize locations of the UPS clients in the communications network. For example, the UPS directory server may be operative to categorize locations of the UPS clients in the communications network based on categorization information received from the UPS clients, such as location information, power distribution network information, or communications network information. The UPS clients may be operative to communicate power status information based on communications network location information communicated by the UPS directory server, e.g., using peer-to-peer communications links established using the communications network location information communicated by the UPS directory server. The invention may be embodied as apparatus, methods and computer program products.

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First Claim