Dynamic wireless meshing network for supporting load balance and flow control
First Claim
1. A dynamic wireless meshing network for supporting load balance and flow control, the wireless meshing network being implemented in a wireless distribution system (WDS) mode such that in response to sending a management frame having an information element (IE) from an access point (AP), each of other APs receiving the management frame is capable of automatically establishing a meshing of the wireless network in a wire network infrastructure based on information contained in a plurality of fields of the IE, the IE comprising:
- an Element ID field for storing an ID of the IE;
a Length field for storing a total length of the IE;
a Current Group ID (CGID) field for representing a group ID of the AP when the wireless meshing network performs such that other APs are adapted to be aware of whether a specific group exists and operates;
a Role of AP field for representing a current role of the AP when the wireless meshing network performs;
a Sequence field for representing a sequence number of a latest available IE and for indicating an existence of a specific group;
a MACofRootAP field for representing a MAC value of a root AP in the group; and
a hop count field for representing a sum of the number of wireless links and the number of wire links that the AP connected to the wire network wherein one of the wireless links and the wire links is a wire link and the remaining ones are wireless links.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dynamic wireless meshing network system, which applies a management frame stipulated in IEEE 802.11 standard for regulating access point (AP) to a wireless distribution system (WDS) mode and adds an information element (IE) to the management frame, enabling an AP to select another AP having smaller hop count value and service hop count value to establish a wireless link therewith according to information in a hop count field and a service hop count field of the IE provided by the another AP and to determine whether a wireless link therebetween should be established according to information of real time network flow in a RunOutofVport field of the same IE for achieving the goal of establishing a dynamic wireless meshing network system with high efficiency, low loading and simple topology for supporting load balance and flow control.
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1. A dynamic wireless meshing network for supporting load balance and flow control, the wireless meshing network being implemented in a wireless distribution system (WDS) mode such that in response to sending a management frame having an information element (IE) from an access point (AP), each of other APs receiving the management frame is capable of automatically establishing a meshing of the wireless network in a wire network infrastructure based on information contained in a plurality of fields of the IE, the IE comprising:
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an Element ID field for storing an ID of the IE;
a Length field for storing a total length of the IE;
a Current Group ID (CGID) field for representing a group ID of the AP when the wireless meshing network performs such that other APs are adapted to be aware of whether a specific group exists and operates;
a Role of AP field for representing a current role of the AP when the wireless meshing network performs;
a Sequence field for representing a sequence number of a latest available IE and for indicating an existence of a specific group;
a MACofRootAP field for representing a MAC value of a root AP in the group; and
a hop count field for representing a sum of the number of wireless links and the number of wire links that the AP connected to the wire network wherein one of the wireless links and the wire links is a wire link and the remaining ones are wireless links. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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- 45. A dynamic wireless meshing network for supporting load balance and flow control, and implementing a management frame in IEEE 802.11 standard for defining an access points (AP) in a wireless distribution system (WDS) mode, the management frame having an information element (IE) including a hop count field for representing a sum of the number of wireless links and the number of wire links that an AP connected to the wire network wherein an AP about to join a stable wireless meshing network is adapted to receive a management frame from one of other APs in the wireless meshing network, analyze and compare values of the hop count fields, and select an AP having a smaller hop count value as one to establish a wireless link therewith.
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