MESH NETWORK NODE SERVICE IN A SLEEPING MESH NETWORK
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1. A method of operating a wireless mesh network, comprising:
- setting a sleep period in a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power; and
temporarily reducing the sleep period in one or more of the plurality of nodes to facilitate mesh network node service or installation activity.
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Abstract
A set sleep period is coordinated among a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power, and a temporarily reduced sleep period is coordinated among the plurality of nodes to facilitate mesh network node service or installation activity. The reduced sleep period comprises scheduling a period of time during which the sleep period is reduced, or reverting from the temporarily reduced sleep period to the original set sleep period after predetermined period of time. Temporarily reducing the sleep period includes distributing a message throughout the mesh network when the mesh network nodes are awake.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless mesh network, comprising:
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setting a sleep period in a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power; and temporarily reducing the sleep period in one or more of the plurality of nodes to facilitate mesh network node service or installation activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless mesh network, comprising:
a plurality of wireless mesh network nodes having a sleep period to conserve power, one or more of the plurality of wireless mesh network nodes operable to temporarily reduce the sleep period to facilitate mesh network node service or installation activity. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- 15. A wireless mesh network node, operable to sleep during a sleep period to conserve power, and further operable to temporarily reduce the coordinated sleep period to facilitate mesh network node service or installation activity.
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22. A machine-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause a computerized system to:
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set a sleep period in a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power; and temporarily reduce the sleep period in one or more of the plurality of nodes to facilitate mesh network node service or installation activity. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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