Network Element Manager (NEM)

An Itron application that provides fault management through asynchronous notifications to alert operators of potential issues at a remote node without waiting for a polling schedule to request status.

NEM receives notifications, including electricity meter last gasps, forwarded by neighbor nodes acting as proxies for the node emitting the last gasp. When an electricity meter loses power, its NIC can emit a last gasp message. Neighbor nodes forward all last gasps they receive.