Wireless mesh network implementation for IOT devices
US10630543B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A softAP bridge is created to support a mesh network that also works seamlessly with any home Wi-Fi AP routers by using Layer-3 techniques to simulate a Layer-2 bridge. With this softAP bridge, Wi-Fi chipsets with integrated special Wi-Fi MAC Layer-2 mesh network support (e.g., 802.11s), or external gateway hubs, are not required. To accomplish this solution, one of the wireless capable devices may be designated as a relay device for communicating data packets between a home AP router and the remaining wireless capable devices that are designated as client devices.
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