MULTI-TIER WIRELESS HOME MESH NETWORK WITH A SECURE NETWORK DISCOVERY PROTOCOL
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- discovering a wireless home mesh network in response to activation of an electronics device; and
joining, by the electronics device, the wireless home mesh network to establish the electronics device as one of a mobile node and a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network, including at least one stationary home electronics device as a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network, wherein the electronics device wirelessly communicates with a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a multi-tier wireless home mesh network is described. The method may include formation of an infrastructure-less wireless home mesh networking environment comprising a collection of nodes that operate as a decentralized, ad hoc wireless network with multiple sub-networks or tiers that are responsible for different functions within the network. Each node of the multi-tier network is configured to forward data to other nodes and is assigned to a particular tier based on the node'"'"'s performance capabilities. A further embodiment includes identification of a wireless home mesh network. Once identified, one or more proprietary messages may be exchanged in a secure manner to establish connections with a home electronics device as either a mobile node or a stationary node of the home network. A home electronics device may wirelessly communicate to route data within one or more nodes of the wireless home mesh network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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discovering a wireless home mesh network in response to activation of an electronics device; and joining, by the electronics device, the wireless home mesh network to establish the electronics device as one of a mobile node and a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network, including at least one stationary home electronics device as a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network, wherein the electronics device wirelessly communicates with a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 22)
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8. A method, comprising:
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establishing a gateway node, communicably coupled to an external network, as a first tier of a wireless home mesh network; classifying one or more stationary home electronics devices into a second tier of stationary nodes of the wireless home mesh network; classifying one or more mobile electronic devices into a third tier of mobile nodes of the wireless home mesh network; and wirelessly communicating with one or more nodes to receive a service within the wireless home mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communications interface; a controller, including network initialization logic, to establish a wireless home mesh network; and network discovery logic to enable exchange of one or more proprietary messages to join an identified wireless home mesh network as one of a mobile node and a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network, wherein mobile nodes and stationary nodes of the wireless home mesh network wirelessly communicate to share features and content within the wireless home mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a wireless gateway coupled to a wired network to operate as a gateway node of a wireless home mesh network; a stationary home electronics device including a wireless interface to communicate with the wireless gateway and to operate as a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network; and a mobile electronics device including a wireless interface to communicate with a stationary node to join the wireless home mesh network as a mobile node, wherein the stationary and mobile nodes of the wireless home mesh network wirelessly communicate to share content and network services between the mobile nodes and the stationary nodes of the wireless home mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a stationary node of a wireless home mesh network, a discovery request including credential information from an electronics device; verifying, by the stationary node, credential information received from the electronics device; and unicasting a discovery response to the electronics device if the credential information is verified by the stationary node to establish the electronics device as one of a mobile node and a stationary node of the wireless home mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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