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Negotiated Parent Joining in Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGS)

  • US 20120117213A1
  • Filed: 11/09/2010
  • Published: 05/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • requesting, by a particular node, to join a parent node in a directed acyclic graph (DAG) in a computer network;

    notifying the parent node of a load associated with the request;

    notifying the parent node as to whether the particular node has any other parent node options;

    receiving a response to the request from the parent node, the response being one of either an acceptance or a denial; and

    in response to a response indicating an acceptance, joining the parent node in the DAG.

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