Method for enabling a wireless sensor network by mote communication
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1. A method for enabling a wireless sensor network having a plurality of motes, each mote having a sensor and a wireless communication system for communicating with neighboring motes, comprising the steps of:
- broadcasting a join command from each mote and a gather command from an endpoint;
joining motes that neighbor the endpoint with the endpoint in a network;
broadcasting a gather signal from each mote that joined the endpoint to cause additional motes to join the network;
broadcasting a gather signal from each additional mote that joined the network to cause further additional motes to join the network; and
repeating the previous broadcasting step until no further motes are available to join the network.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing a wireless sensor network. The system comprises a plurality of motes, each mote having a sensor and a wireless communication system for communicating with neighboring motes; a distributed routing table distributed amongst each of the plurality of motes; and an update system for periodically updating the distributed routing table.
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1. A method for enabling a wireless sensor network having a plurality of motes, each mote having a sensor and a wireless communication system for communicating with neighboring motes, comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting a join command from each mote and a gather command from an endpoint; joining motes that neighbor the endpoint with the endpoint in a network; broadcasting a gather signal from each mote that joined the endpoint to cause additional motes to join the network; broadcasting a gather signal from each additional mote that joined the network to cause further additional motes to join the network; and repeating the previous broadcasting step until no further motes are available to join the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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