LOW POWER WIRELESS NETWORK FOR TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS
First Claim
1. A method for enabling network devices to join a low-power wireless network, the method comprising:
- sending, with a first network device, authentication information relating to the low-power wireless network wherein;
the first network device is joined with the low-power wireless network, andthe authentication information is sent wirelessly toward a second network device;
receiving the authentication information with the second network device, the second network device not being joined with the low-power wireless network;
determining, with the second network device, that the authentication information is valid; and
sending, with the second network device, a request to join the low-power wireless network, wherein the request to join the low-power wireless network;
comprises a unique identifier of the second network device,is sent wirelessly toward the first network device, andis sent after determining, with the second network device, that the authentication information is valid.
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods and devices are disclosed for enabling network devices to join a network. These embodiments generally include a first network device, which is joined to the network, sending authentication information. If the authentication information is determined as valid by a second network device, the second network device sends a join request toward the first network device. During or after the joining process, the first and second network devices can share scheduling information. These embodiments enable a network to have additional security while consuming low amounts of power.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for enabling network devices to join a low-power wireless network, the method comprising:
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sending, with a first network device, authentication information relating to the low-power wireless network wherein; the first network device is joined with the low-power wireless network, and the authentication information is sent wirelessly toward a second network device; receiving the authentication information with the second network device, the second network device not being joined with the low-power wireless network; determining, with the second network device, that the authentication information is valid; and sending, with the second network device, a request to join the low-power wireless network, wherein the request to join the low-power wireless network; comprises a unique identifier of the second network device, is sent wirelessly toward the first network device, and is sent after determining, with the second network device, that the authentication information is valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network device for communicating sensor information, the network device comprising:
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a battery; a wireless interface; a processing unit, communicatively coupled with the battery and the wireless interface, configured to; detect, using the wireless interface, authentication information relating to a network; determine that the authentication information is valid; send, using the wireless interface, a request to join the network, wherein the request to join the network; comprises a unique identifier of the network device, and is sent after the network device determines that the authentication information is valid. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A network device for communicating sensor information, the network device comprising:
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a battery; a wireless interface; a processing unit, communicatively coupled with the battery and the wireless interface, configured to; send, using the wireless interface, authentication information relating to a network; detect, using the wireless interface, a request to join the network, wherein the request to join the network; comprises a unique identifier of a second network device, and is detected after authentication information is sent. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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