WIRELESS MESH NETWORK CONFIGURATION
First Claim
1. A method for mesh network message transmission, comprising:
- transmitting between a root access point and a first hop access point;
transmitting between the first hop access point and a coupled access point using an integrated interface, the integrated interface defined by a high speed transport medium; and
transmitting between the coupled access point and at least one of a plurality of successive access points, the successive access points having a wireless transport to the coupled access point;
the high speed transport medium being substantially faster than the wireless transport between the successive access points,transmitting between the root access point includes a high gain direction antenna, the high gain direction antenna for a transmission between the first hop access point at a distance substantially greater than a mesh network hop between the successive access points.
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Abstract
A wireless mesh network employs an integrated interface between a plurality of access points for mitigating throughput degradation of multiple consecutive “daisy chain,” or mesh, links. The mesh network employs a plurality of access points, each linked back to a root access point by a series of “hops” through other access points. The wireless mesh network, therefore, employs a plurality of access points operable for wireless links to subscriber, or user, devices, including cellular phones, smart phones, tablet and laptop computing devices, or any suitable portable or handheld computing device. Access points establish an integrated interface with an adjacent access point for direct coupling of the access points for message traffic. The resulting integrated access point establishes a wireless link to a root access point connected to a backhaul network from which media services emanate.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for mesh network message transmission, comprising:
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transmitting between a root access point and a first hop access point; transmitting between the first hop access point and a coupled access point using an integrated interface, the integrated interface defined by a high speed transport medium; and transmitting between the coupled access point and at least one of a plurality of successive access points, the successive access points having a wireless transport to the coupled access point;
the high speed transport medium being substantially faster than the wireless transport between the successive access points,transmitting between the root access point includes a high gain direction antenna, the high gain direction antenna for a transmission between the first hop access point at a distance substantially greater than a mesh network hop between the successive access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A network interface device, comprising
a first hop access point coupled to a wireless access point using a high speed transport medium; -
an interface from the wireless access point to successive wireless access points, the successive wireless access points configured based on a maximum power usage, minimum throughput and a distance to the wireless access point, the high speed transport medium being substantially faster than the a wireless transport between the successive access points; and a high gain direction antenna interface to a root access point;
the high gain direction antenna for communications to the first hop access point substantially more distant than a mesh network hop between the successive access points. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of wireless data transport in a wireless mesh network comprising:
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identifying, in a wireless mesh network having access points wirelessly coupled by network links, an integrated interface to an access point, the integrated interface being a high speed transport medium further comprising directly connecting two of the access points using the integrated interface such that the message packet follows the high speed transport medium between the two directly connected access points including a first hop access point; receiving, via the integrated interface, a message packet, the integrated interface coupling the two connected access points independently of the wireless mesh network links; and transmitting the message via a single wireless hop between the first hop access point and a root access point, the root access point invoking a high-gain directional antenna, wherein the wireless links between successive access points are selected based on a distance to the root access point, maximum power usage and minimum throughput, the root access point establishing a link with a plurality of the first hop access points such that the first hop access point from the root is substantially more distant than a mesh network hop between the successive access points. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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