Method and apparatus for pre-admitting a node to a mesh network
US7697516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for admitting an additional node into a communications network that uses a scheduled communications protocol. Specifically, the node detects the presence of a network, establishes a communication link with a node already present on the network using a unicast messaging protocol, and then communicates pre-admission information to the node on the network. After pre-admission is complete, the new node is admitted to the network.
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