Fault reporting tag for mesh access points
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1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising:
- one or more processors;
a memory;
a wireless network interface; and
an RFID tag application, physically stored in the memory, comprising instructions operable to cause the one or more processors to;
receive data from a wireless access point;
detect one or more access point failures;
generate, responsive to one or more detected failures, a fault report; and
transmit one or more wireless fault report messages including the fault report,wherein an access point failure is detected by detecting heartbeat messages from the wireless access point;
if the heartbeat messages are not detected for a threshold time period, determining whether the wireless access point is rebooting; and
if the wireless mesh access point is not re-booting, transmitting the one or more fault report messages.
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Abstract
Mesh access point fault reporting. In particular implementations, a method includes receiving a fault indication indicating one or more failures; collecting fault data related to the one or more failures or a state of the mesh access point; and passing the fault data to the RFID tag, which wirelessly transmits messages relating to the fault.
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1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory; a wireless network interface; and an RFID tag application, physically stored in the memory, comprising instructions operable to cause the one or more processors to; receive data from a wireless access point; detect one or more access point failures; generate, responsive to one or more detected failures, a fault report; and transmit one or more wireless fault report messages including the fault report, wherein an access point failure is detected by detecting heartbeat messages from the wireless access point;
if the heartbeat messages are not detected for a threshold time period, determining whether the wireless access point is rebooting; andif the wireless mesh access point is not re-booting, transmitting the one or more fault report messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, data from a wireless access point; detecting one or more access point failures; generating, responsive to one or more detected failures, a fault report; and transmitting one or more wireless fault report messages including the fault report; wherein the detecting the one or more access point failures comprises detecting heartbeat messages from the wireless access point; if the heartbeat messages are not detected for a threshold time period, determining whether the wireless access point is rebooting; and if the wireless mesh access point is not re-booting, transmitting the one or more fault report messages. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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