Apparatus and method for providing network configurability in a wireless network
US10616824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A node is provided to operate in a wireless network. The node comprises scanning circuitry to perform a scanning process to detect one or more upstream nodes of said wireless network; connection circuitry to form a connection to one of said one or more upstream nodes in response to said scanning circuitry completing said scanning process, wherein said connection is broken as a consequence of said scanning process; storage circuitry to store one or more triggers; and processing circuitry to cause said scanning circuitry to perform said scanning process in response to one of said one or more triggers.
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