Method and system for creating and deploying a mesh network
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- providing a mesh router, wherein the mesh router is used in a cell of a plurality of cells that covers a geographic region, and wherein the mesh router includes three backhaul radios on three different channels and one access radio, the three backhaul radios used to communicate only with other routers and the access radio used to communicate only with subscribers;
assigning channels to the three backhaul radios of the mesh router wherein the channels are selected from a plurality of channels to allow channel reuse throughout the plurality of cells;
assigning a common channel of the three different channels to a first neighboring mesh router within a first neighboring cell and a second neighboring mesh router within a second neighboring cell, wherein the first neighboring cell, the second neighboring cell, and the cell are adjacent to one another; and
assigning additional channels to the first neighboring mesh router and second neighboring mesh router, wherein the additional channels are not the three different channels of the mesh router.
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Abstract
A method and system for creating and deploying a mesh network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a mesh router having a plurality of radios. The mesh router is used in a cell of a plurality of cells that covers a geographic region. Channels are assigned to the plurality of radios. The channels are selected from a plurality of channels to allow channel reuse throughout the plurality of cells.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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providing a mesh router, wherein the mesh router is used in a cell of a plurality of cells that covers a geographic region, and wherein the mesh router includes three backhaul radios on three different channels and one access radio, the three backhaul radios used to communicate only with other routers and the access radio used to communicate only with subscribers; assigning channels to the three backhaul radios of the mesh router wherein the channels are selected from a plurality of channels to allow channel reuse throughout the plurality of cells; assigning a common channel of the three different channels to a first neighboring mesh router within a first neighboring cell and a second neighboring mesh router within a second neighboring cell, wherein the first neighboring cell, the second neighboring cell, and the cell are adjacent to one another; and assigning additional channels to the first neighboring mesh router and second neighboring mesh router, wherein the additional channels are not the three different channels of the mesh router. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform:
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providing a mesh router, wherein the mesh router is used in a cell of a plurality of cells that covers a geographic region, and wherein the mesh router includes three backhaul radios on three different channels and one access radio, the three backhaul radios used to communicate only with other routers and the access radio used to communicate only with subscribers; assigning channels to the three backhaul radios of the mesh router wherein the channels are selected from a plurality of channels to allow channel reuse throughout the plurality of cells; assigning a common channel of the three different channels to a first neighboring mesh router within a first neighboring cell and a second neighboring mesh router within a second neighboring cell, wherein the first neighboring cell, the second neighboring cell, and the cell are adjacent to one another; and assigning additional channels to the first neighboring mesh router and second neighboring mesh router, wherein the additional channels are not the three different channels of the mesh router. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network management server, comprising:
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a processor; memory coupled to the processor; and a bus coupling the processor and memory; wherein the memory stores instructions that are executed by the processor to assign channels to three radios in a mesh router wherein the channels are selected from a plurality of channels to allow channel reuse throughout a plurality of cells that covers a geographic region, and wherein the mesh router includes three backhaul radios on three different channels and one access radio, the three backhaul radios used to communicate only with other routers and the access radio used to communicate only with subscribers, and wherein the instructions allow the processor to assign a common channel of the three different channels to a first neighboring mesh router within a first neighboring cell and a second neighboring mesh router within a second neighboring cell, wherein the first neighboring cell, the second neighboring cell, and the cell are adjacent to one another, and assign additional channels to the first neighboring mesh router and second neighboring mesh router, wherein the additional channels are not the three different channels of the mesh router. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A mesh router comprising:
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a processor; memory coupled to the processor; three backhaul radios on three different channels and one access radio, the three backhaul radios used to communicate only with other routers and the access radio used to communicate only with subscribers; and a bus coupling the processor and memory; wherein channels are assigned to the three backhaul radios of the mesh router, and the channels are selected from a plurality of channels to allow channel reuse throughout a plurality of cells that covers a geographic region, and wherein the processor assigns a common channel of the three different channels to a first neighboring mesh router within a first neighboring cell and a second neighboring mesh router within a second neighboring cell, wherein the first neighboring cell, the second neighboring cell, and the cell are adjacent to one another, and assigns additional channels to the first neighboring mesh router and second neighboring mesh router, wherein the additional channels are not the three different channels of the mesh router. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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