Meter network's different failure state

Single meter failure represents a meter's accidental failure in a meter network (i.e., a set of meters installed of identical purpose) whereas multiple meter failure is more common under intended malfunctioning action (e.g., cyber-attack). All or most meters in a network may be paralyzed from a cyber-attack and stop sending/receiving any information.

An interesting research topic is to investigate the correlation between the impacts of accidental and intentional meter failure events on water distribution system pipe burst detection.

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