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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN A MESH NETWORK USING CONNECTIVITY ASSESSMENT AT MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES

  • US 20080036589A1
  • Filed: 07/12/2007
  • Published: 02/14/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless sensor network comprising:

  • a plurality of star nodes constructed and arranged to transmit and receive wireless signals; and

    a plurality of routers each constructed and arranged to transmit and receive wireless signals for communication with at least one star node, and constructed and arranged to transmit and receive wireless signals for communication with at least one other device in the wireless sensor network;

    wherein at least one star node or at least one router performs a connectivity assessment for a plurality of different frequencies that indicates a measure of a quality of wireless communication between the at least one star node or the at least one router and at least one other device in the network at each respective frequency, the connectivity assessment being used to determine a communication relationship between the at least one star node or at least one router and the at least one other device.

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