Network Protocol

• US 20120147808A1
• Filed: 12/09/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 3, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: MILLENNIAL NET, INC. (PHC Holding GmbH)
• Inventors: Rhee, Sokwoo
• Application Number:
  US13/316,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20120147808A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/315
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2606 Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0232 according to average transmission signal activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0241 where no transmission is received, e.g. out of range of the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system includes wireless network devices and a terminal device. The wireless network devices include a base station and plural repeater devices for routing data. The terminal device runs a network protocol to establish a presence in a wireless network that includes the wireless network devices. The terminal device enters a low-power mode when not communicating over the wireless network.

Claims

1. A method performed by a device in a wireless mesh network, comprising:

entering a power mode based on when the device is communicating over the wireless mesh network; and

communicating over the wireless mesh network.

2. A system comprising:

(i) wireless network devices comprising;

one or more target devices; and

plural repeater devices for routing data; and

(ii) a device that runs a network protocol to communicate over a wireless mesh network.

3. A machine-readable medium that stores instruction which, when executed, cause a device to:

enter a power mode based on when the device is communicating over a wireless mesh network; and

communicate over the wireless mesh network.