Method for distributing program code to intelligent nodes in a wireless mesh data communication network
US5903566A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A large data file is distributed to a number of nodes in a data communication network by a process of distributed downloading. Destination nodes are informed of the location in the network of the large data file and are directed to receive the large data file by requesting that blocks of data containing the file be transmitted to them from the designated source node. The destination nodes control the file transfer. The large data file may contain program code for updating network software.
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