Next-hop routing over a plurality of distinct channels in a mesh network
US11166220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/44
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To promote efficient and reliable communication of beacons among neighboring nodes in a wireless network, instead of having each node transmit beacons over its operational channel and switch to a different channel to receive its one-hop neighbors' beacons, nodes may transmit beacons over a different channel (i.e., different from the operational channel) and receive beacons over their operational channels. These outgoing “visitor beacons” may contain the usual beacon information but most importantly specify the operating channel of the transmitting node over which conventional beacons may be transmitted and received.
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