Failsafe signal transmission for wireless sensor mesh
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a control panel of a security system;
a plurality of transceivers of the security system, wherein during start up of the security system, each of the plurality of transceivers listen for wireless transmissions from the control panel and from other transceivers of the plurality of transceivers, wherein at least some of the plurality of transceivers detect wireless transmissions from the control panel and each establishes itself as a hub transceiver through which wireless transmissions from other transceivers that are further away and cannot detect the control panel are relayed to the control panel through the hub transceiver and visa versa, the at least some hub transceivers each synchronously communicate with the control panel of the security system in an assigned slot of a TDMA channel;
at least a first of the plurality of transceivers not able to detect the control panel asynchronously transmitting a priority message on a priority channel that is different than the TDMA channel; and
at least a second of the plurality of transceivers established as a hub transceiver that detects an information content of the asynchronous priority message on the priority channel and retransmits the detected information content synchronously on the TDMA channel to the control panel.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of transceivers arranged in a mesh network that each synchronously communicate with at least one other of the plurality of transceivers in an assigned slot of a TDMA channel, at least a first of the plurality of transceivers asynchronously transmitting a priority message on a priority channel that is different than the TDMA channel and at least a second of the plurality of transceivers that detects an information content of the asynchronous priority message on the priority channel and retransmits the detected information content synchronously on the TDMA channel to a third transceiver of the plurality of transceivers.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a control panel of a security system; a plurality of transceivers of the security system, wherein during start up of the security system, each of the plurality of transceivers listen for wireless transmissions from the control panel and from other transceivers of the plurality of transceivers, wherein at least some of the plurality of transceivers detect wireless transmissions from the control panel and each establishes itself as a hub transceiver through which wireless transmissions from other transceivers that are further away and cannot detect the control panel are relayed to the control panel through the hub transceiver and visa versa, the at least some hub transceivers each synchronously communicate with the control panel of the security system in an assigned slot of a TDMA channel; at least a first of the plurality of transceivers not able to detect the control panel asynchronously transmitting a priority message on a priority channel that is different than the TDMA channel; and at least a second of the plurality of transceivers established as a hub transceiver that detects an information content of the asynchronous priority message on the priority channel and retransmits the detected information content synchronously on the TDMA channel to the control panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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a control panel of a security system providing a TDMA communication channel having a plurality of slots for synchronous transmission of information from a plurality of transceivers of the security system; the control panel providing at least one priority channel that is different than the TDMA channel for priority transmissions; during start up of the security system, each of the plurality of transceivers listening for transmissions from the control panel and from other transceivers of the plurality of transceivers; at least some of the plurality of transceivers detecting transmissions from the control panel and each establishing itself as a hub transceiver through which transmissions from other transceivers that are further away and cannot detect the control panel are relayed to the control panel through the hub transceiver and visa versa; synchronizing each of a plurality of transceivers that detected the control panel with an assigned one of the plurality of slots; one of the plurality of transceivers losing synchronization with the slots; the one transceiver transmitting a signal asynchronously on the priority channel; another of the plurality of transceivers established as a hub transceiver and synchronized with the slots detecting the asynchronously transmitted signal on the priority channel; and the other transceiver re-transmitting the detected signal synchronously in the assigned one of the plurality of slots. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a control panel of a security system; a plurality of environmental sensors of the security system wherein during start up of the security system, each of the plurality of environmental sensors listen for transmissions from the control panel and from other environmental sensors of the plurality of environmental sensors, wherein at least some of the plurality of environmental sensors detect transmissions from the control panel and each establishes itself as a hub environmental sensor through which transmissions from other environmental sensors that are further away and cannot detect the control panel are relayed to the control panel through the hub environmental sensors and visa versa, each of the plurality of environmental sensors that detect transmissions from the control panel is assigned to synchronously exchange a communicated signal within one of a plurality of slots of a TDMA channel and alternatively where not able to detect transmissions from the control panel to asynchronously transmit a signal within a priority channel that is different than the TDMA channel wherein each of the plurality of environmental sensors further comprise; a first processor that detects asynchronous transmissions of information on the priority channel and retransmits the detected information synchronously in the assigned slot; a second processor that detects loss of synchronization; and a third processor that transmits an asynchronous signal in response to loss of synchronization on the priority channel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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