SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCALABLE GEOGRAPHIC ADDRESSING FRAMEWORK
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a first tier of a network, a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region, the target region comprising a plurality of devices;
determining, by a bridge device at the first tier, to send the geographic addressing packet to a second tier of the network based on a result of a bridging function determined using information associated with the geographic addressing packet, the second tier being located in the target region; and
transmitting the geographic addressing packet to the second tier, wherein after receipt of the geographic addressing packet at the second tier, the second tier distributes the geographic address packet to the plurality of devices.
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Abstract
A bridge device at a first tier receives a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region containing a plurality of devices. The bridge device applies a bridging function using the geographic address packet to determine whether to transmit the geographic addressing packet. The bridging function utilizes certain information based on the geographic addressing packet. The bridge device determines to transmit the geographic addressing packet to a second tier based on the bridging function indicating that the geographic addressing packet should be transmitted to the second tier.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a first tier of a network, a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region, the target region comprising a plurality of devices; determining, by a bridge device at the first tier, to send the geographic addressing packet to a second tier of the network based on a result of a bridging function determined using information associated with the geographic addressing packet, the second tier being located in the target region; and transmitting the geographic addressing packet to the second tier, wherein after receipt of the geographic addressing packet at the second tier, the second tier distributes the geographic address packet to the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A bridge device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving, at a first tier of a network, a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region, the target region comprising a plurality of devices; determining, by a bridge device at the first tier, to send the geographic addressing packet to a second tier of the network based on a result of a bridging function determined using information associated with the geographic addressing packet, the second tier being located in the target region; and transmitting the geographic addressing packet to the second tier, wherein after receipt of the geographic addressing packet at the second tier, the second tier distributes the geographic address packet to the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for transmitting geographic addressing data to devices in an area, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at a first tier of a network, a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region, the target region comprising a plurality of devices; determining, by a bridge device at the first tier, to send the geographic addressing packet to a second tier of the network based on a result of a bridging function determined using information associated with the geographic addressing packet, the second tier being located in the target region; and transmitting the geographic addressing packet to the second tier, wherein after receipt of the geographic addressing packet at the second tier, the second tier distributes the geographic address packet to the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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