Constructing a self-organizing mesh network using 802.11AD technology
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at data processing hardware, one or more node connections from a mesh network external to the data processing hardware, the mesh network including a network of nodes, each node operating in a station mode, the station mode non-communicative with any direct access point within the mesh network;
identifying, using the data processing hardware, a route within the mesh network for providing a data packet from a source to a destination;
determining, using the data processing hardware, schedule information associated with the identified route, the schedule information coordinating wireless communication between at least a first node and a second node along the route to transfer the data packet, the schedule information specifying a first beacon transmission interval and a first communication period for transmitting the data packet from the first node to the second node; and
providing, using the data processing hardware, the schedule information to the first node and the second node, the scheduling information, when provided to the first node and the second node, instructing a first media access control layer of the first node to operate in a transmitter mode and a second media access control layer of the second node to operate in a receiving mode to execute beam tracking during the first beacon transmission interval to determine a first directional beam for transmitting the data packet from the first node to the second node during the first communication period.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving one or more node connections from a mesh network external to the data processing hardware. The mesh network includes a network of nodes each operative to transmit and/or receive directional beams containing packets of data. The method also includes identifying a route within the mesh network for providing a data packet from a source to a destination and determining schedule information associated with the identified route, the schedule information coordinating wireless communication between at least a first node and a second node along the route to transfer the data packet. The method also includes providing the schedule information to the first node and the second node.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at data processing hardware, one or more node connections from a mesh network external to the data processing hardware, the mesh network including a network of nodes, each node operating in a station mode, the station mode non-communicative with any direct access point within the mesh network; identifying, using the data processing hardware, a route within the mesh network for providing a data packet from a source to a destination; determining, using the data processing hardware, schedule information associated with the identified route, the schedule information coordinating wireless communication between at least a first node and a second node along the route to transfer the data packet, the schedule information specifying a first beacon transmission interval and a first communication period for transmitting the data packet from the first node to the second node; and providing, using the data processing hardware, the schedule information to the first node and the second node, the scheduling information, when provided to the first node and the second node, instructing a first media access control layer of the first node to operate in a transmitter mode and a second media access control layer of the second node to operate in a receiving mode to execute beam tracking during the first beacon transmission interval to determine a first directional beam for transmitting the data packet from the first node to the second node during the first communication period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network system comprising:
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data processing hardware external to a mesh network, the mesh network including a network of nodes, each node operating in a station mode, the station mode non-communicative with any direct access point within the mesh network; memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the memory hardware storing instructions that when executing on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising; receiving one or more node connections from the mesh network; identifying a route within the mesh network for providing a data packet from a source to a destination; determining schedule information associated with the identified route, the schedule information coordinating wireless communication between at least a first node and a second node along the route to transfer the data packet, the schedule information specifying a first beacon transmission interval and a first communication period for transmitting the data packet from the first node to the second node; and providing the schedule information to the first node and the second node, the scheduling information, when provided to the first node and the second node, instructing a first media access control layer of the first node to operate in a transmitter mode and a second media access control layer of the second node to operate in a receiving mode to execute beam tracking during the first beacon transmission interval to determine a first directional beam for transmitting the data packet from the first node to the second node during the first communication period. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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