System and method for wireless mesh networking
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless mesh network including a plurality of nodes, each node comprising a processor, the method comprising:
- seeding the network from a first node;
allocating a network address to each member node of the network to form a tree-like structure of nodes, such that the network address is reversibly derived from the network address of the member node from which it is derived in the tree-like structure; and
mapping out cross-branch network connections between nodes that are determined not to be immediate neighbour nodes according to the addresses of the tree-like structure,wherein cross-branch network connections are formed by;
(1) each node of the network periodically transmitting a discovery message; and
(ii) when a second member node receives the discovery message, forming a cross-branch network connection between the second member node and a node that sent the discovery message.
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a method of operating a wireless mesh network. The method comprises: seeding the network from a first node; allocating a network address to each member node of the network to form a tree-like structure of the nodes, such that the network address is reversibly derived from the network address of the member node from which it is derived in the tree-like structure; and mapping out cross-branch network connections between nodes that are determined not to be immediate neighbour nodes according to the addresses of the tree-like structure. Further related system embodiments are also disclosed.
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1. A method of operating a wireless mesh network including a plurality of nodes, each node comprising a processor, the method comprising:
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seeding the network from a first node; allocating a network address to each member node of the network to form a tree-like structure of nodes, such that the network address is reversibly derived from the network address of the member node from which it is derived in the tree-like structure; and mapping out cross-branch network connections between nodes that are determined not to be immediate neighbour nodes according to the addresses of the tree-like structure, wherein cross-branch network connections are formed by;
(1) each node of the network periodically transmitting a discovery message; and
(ii) when a second member node receives the discovery message, forming a cross-branch network connection between the second member node and a node that sent the discovery message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless network, the network comprising:
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a plurality of member nodes arranged in a tree-like structure seeded from a first node, wherein each member node is allocated a network address that is reversibly derived from the network address of the member node from which it is derived in the tree-like structure; and at least one cross-branch connection between nodes of the network that are not immediate neighbour nodes according to the network addresses of the tree-like structure, wherein cross-branch network connections are formed by;
(1) each node of the network periodically transmitting a discovery message; and
(ii) when a second member node receives the discovery message, forming a cross-branch network connection between the second member node and a node that sent the discovery message.
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