Medium to disparate medium hopping mesh network
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1. A network comprising:
- a first media used to pass data;
a second media used to pass data; and
at least two intelligent devices connected to both the first media and the second media, each of the at least two intelligent devices including a transport layer operable to switch data between the first and second media repeatedly as necessary to transmit the data.
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Abstract
A hopping mesh network is described that employs two or more disparate media to connect multiple intelligent devices into a network capable of passing high-speed data. Each intelligent device is able to select the most appropriate media based on the data to be used to transmit the media, and may switch data between disparate media as necessary during the transmission of the data. Each media is configured to contain multiple channels which are also used by the intelligent devices to transmit data on the network. A generic, protocol-neutral wrapper can also be used in the hopping mesh network to allow transmission of multiple protocols without the need for conversion between protocols.
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1. A network comprising:
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a first media used to pass data;
a second media used to pass data; and
at least two intelligent devices connected to both the first media and the second media, each of the at least two intelligent devices including a transport layer operable to switch data between the first and second media repeatedly as necessary to transmit the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of passing data in a network comprising:
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receiving data;
sending the data first on a first media using a first channel associated with the first media;
receiving the data at a first intelligent device connected to the first media;
resending the data on a second channel associated with the first media using the first intelligent device;
receiving the data at a second intelligent device connected to the first media; and
resending the data on a first channel associated with a second media connected to the second intelligent device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network comprising:
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a first media used to pass data on two or more channels;
a second media used to pass data on two or more channels; and
at least two intelligent devices connected to both the first media and the second media, each of the at least two intelligent devices including a transport layer operable to switch data between the first and second media and between the channels associated with the media. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A hopping mesh network for use in part with existing infrastructure in a building, the network comprising:
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a first media comprised of power lines, the first media being used to pass packetized network data;
a second media disparate from the first media, the second media being used to pass packetized network data;
a first and a second intelligent device connected to both the first and second media, each of the first and second intelligent devices operable to encapsulate the packetized data in a generic wrapper used in the hopping mesh network, and the first and second intelligent devices further operable to pass the packetized data between the first and second media using the generic wrapper. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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