Protocol for configuring a wireless network
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1. A method, performed by a first device, to join a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a mesh network in which communication links form a web-like configuration, the method comprising:
- attempting, unsuccessfully, to locate an existing routing device in a predefined neighborhood of the wireless network;
identifying a data transmission from a second device in the predefined neighborhood;
confirming that the second device is connected to the wireless network based on the data transmission, the second device comprising an endpoint device in the wireless network;
requesting the second device to act as a routing device for the first device;
configuring the first device to act as an endpoint device to route data transmissions through the second device to the wireless network; and
entering a reduced-power mode.
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Abstract
A target device joins a wireless network by attempting to locate an existing routing device in a predefined neighborhood of the wireless network, designating the existing routing device as a master routing device if the existing routing device is located in the predefined neighborhood, where the master routing device is a primary recipient of data from the target device, and attempting to locate endpoint devices in the predefined neighborhood if the existing routing device is not located in the predefined neighborhood.
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1. A method, performed by a first device, to join a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a mesh network in which communication links form a web-like configuration, the method comprising:
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attempting, unsuccessfully, to locate an existing routing device in a predefined neighborhood of the wireless network; identifying a data transmission from a second device in the predefined neighborhood; confirming that the second device is connected to the wireless network based on the data transmission, the second device comprising an endpoint device in the wireless network; requesting the second device to act as a routing device for the first device; configuring the first device to act as an endpoint device to route data transmissions through the second device to the wireless network; and entering a reduced-power mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium containing instructions that are executable by a first device to join a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a mesh network in which communication links form a web-like configuration, the instructions causing the first device to:
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attempt to locate an existing routing device in a predefined neighborhood of the wireless network; identify a data transmission from a second device in the predefined neighborhood; confirm that the second device is connected to the wireless network based on the data transmission, the second device comprising an endpoint device in the wireless network; request the second device to act as a routing device for the first device; configure the first device to act as an endpoint device to route data transmissions through the second device to the wireless network; and enter a reduced-power mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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memory that stores instructions; and one or more processing devices that execute the instructions to join a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a mesh network in which communication links form a web-like configuration, the instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to; attempt to locate an existing routing device in a predefined neighborhood of the wireless network; identify a data transmission from a second device in the predefined neighborhood; confirm that the second device is connected to the wireless network based on the data transmission, the second device comprising an endpoint device in the wireless network; request the second device to act as a routing device for the apparatus; configure the apparatus to act as an endpoint device to route data transmissions through the second device to the wireless network; and enter a reduce-power mode. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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