A unit and method for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an apparatus and
specifically
for remotely monitoring and/or controlling street lamps. The lamp monitoring and
control unit comprises a processing and sensing unit for sensing at least one lamp
parameter of an associated lamp, and for processing the lamp parameter to monitor
and control the associated lamp by outputting monitoring data and control information,
and a transmit unit for transmitting the monitoring data, representing the at least
one lamp parameter, from the processing and sensing unit. The method for monitoring
and controlling a lamp comprises the steps of: sensing at least one lamp parameter
of an associated lamp; processing the at least one lamp parameter to produce monitoring
data and control information; transmitting the monitoring data; and applying the
control information.
