Assignment of channels to links of nodes within a mesh network
US7564862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments for assigning channels to links of a node of a mesh network are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method of assigning channels to links of a node of a mesh network, wherein the mesh network includes the node and an upstream node. The method includes assigning a first channel to an uplink of the node, assigning a second channel to a downlink of the node, and maintaining the first channel and the second channel distinct from an uplink channel of the upstream node. The first channel and the second channel assignments for the node can be based on a number of hops from the node to a distinguished node.
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