WIRELESS NETWORKS USING A ROOTED, DIRECTED TOPOLOGY
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1. A token-less system for routing data from sensors, the system comprising:
- a rooted, directed network, the network includinga network controller configured toestablish communication paths with a plurality of other network devices,wherein there is at most one communication path between the controller and any one of the plurality of other network devices;
one or more self-powered end nodes, each of the self-powered end nodes having no more than one parent node and configured toestablish a communication path with the network controller,wherein there is at most one communication path between one of the one or more end nodes and the network controller, andeach of the end nodes transmits sensor data to the network controller.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for establishing a rooted, directed network that acquires and passes sensor data. In one embodiment, the network includes a controller, a logging device, one or more routers, and one or more end nodes. Each network device includes at most one parent node and a unique network message path. The network is established in an ad hoc manner without a need for routing tables. Other embodiments of the invention provide a rooted, directed network for monitoring industrial equipment such, as pumps, fans, rolls, gearboxes, motors, and bearings.
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1. A token-less system for routing data from sensors, the system comprising:
a rooted, directed network, the network including a network controller configured to establish communication paths with a plurality of other network devices, wherein there is at most one communication path between the controller and any one of the plurality of other network devices; one or more self-powered end nodes, each of the self-powered end nodes having no more than one parent node and configured to establish a communication path with the network controller, wherein there is at most one communication path between one of the one or more end nodes and the network controller, and each of the end nodes transmits sensor data to the network controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring industrial equipment, the system comprising:
a rooted, directed network, the network including a network controller configured to establish communication paths with a plurality of other network devices, wherein there is at most one communication path between the controller and any one of the plurality of other network devices; one or more network routers, each of the network routers having no more than one parent node and configured to establish communication paths with a plurality of industrial monitoring devices, a plurality of other network routers, and the network controller, wherein there is at most one communication path between one of the one or more network routers and any one of the plurality of industrial monitoring devices, any one of the plurality of other network routers, and the network controller. one or more industrial monitoring devices, each of the industrial monitoring devices linked to no more than one parent node and configured to establish a communication path with one of the network routers or the network controller, wherein there is at most one communication path between one of the one or more industrial monitoring devices and any one of the one or more network routers or the network controller, each of the industrial monitoring devices further configured to transmit sensor data to the network controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for routing data, the method comprising:
establishing a rooted, directed wireless network by designating a network controller, the network controller capable of establishing, in an ad hoc manner, communication paths with a plurality of other network devices, wherein there is at most one communication path between the controller and any one of the plurality of other network devices, the network controller further capable of generating network addresses, passing messages to a logging device, generating one or more network messages, and transmitting one or more network messages over each communication path; initializing one or more battery-operated network end nodes, the battery-operated network end nodes having no more than one parent node and capable of establishing a communication path with one of a network router or the network controller, wherein there is at most one communication path between one of the one or more end nodes and the network controller, the end nodes further configured to transmit sensor data to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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