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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCALABLE GEOGRAPHIC ADDRESSING FRAMEWORK

  • US 20170230192A1
  • Filed: 04/26/2017
  • Published: 08/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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