System and method for enhanced communications on a wireless mesh network
US11102642B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless mesh network may have a plurality of nodes, each of which is able to dynamically establish itself as a gateway when a connection with an end-user device is detected. To route data to an end-user device, each node that is not, itself, a gateway to that device may route traffic along a path to the appropriate gateway. If a node does not have such a path in memory, it may broadcast an inquiry to all nodes with which communicates directly, to determine whether any of those nodes are a gateway to the end-user device, or have a path to the end-user device in memory. Thus, paths to gateways may propagate among the nodes. If multiple paths are available, a node may select the path that provides the best data transmission. Each node may replace pathways that are no longer valid, allowing the network to repair itself if needed.
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