System and method for distributing communications through a dense mesh network
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1. A method for distributing communications through a dense mesh network having a plurality of nodes coupled to one of a plurality of gateway controllers, comprising:
- calculating a node location of each node relative to other nodes in the mesh network;
assigning nodes to separate gateway controllers when the nodes are within a predetermined distance of each other;
measuring radio frequency interference levels between the plurality of nodes and changing a communication path of nodes having levels greater than a predetermined amount;
anddynamically changing a portion of the mesh network into a star-cluster network by instructing all but one node in a cluster of nodes to attenuate output power of the all but one node in order to minimize interference between adjacent nodes in the cluster of nodes, wherein dynamically changing the portion of the mesh network into a star-cluster network is based on an interference measurement.
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Abstract
A system and method for distributing communications through a dense mesh network having a plurality of nodes coupled to one of at least two gateway controllers is disclosed. A node location of each node is calculated relative to other nodes in the mesh network. Nodes that are less than a predetermined distance of each other are assigned to separate gateway controllers. Radio frequency interference levels between the nodes in the mesh network are measured and channels or PN codes of nodes having interference levels greater than a predetermined amount are changed.
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1. A method for distributing communications through a dense mesh network having a plurality of nodes coupled to one of a plurality of gateway controllers, comprising:
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calculating a node location of each node relative to other nodes in the mesh network; assigning nodes to separate gateway controllers when the nodes are within a predetermined distance of each other; measuring radio frequency interference levels between the plurality of nodes and changing a communication path of nodes having levels greater than a predetermined amount; and dynamically changing a portion of the mesh network into a star-cluster network by instructing all but one node in a cluster of nodes to attenuate output power of the all but one node in order to minimize interference between adjacent nodes in the cluster of nodes, wherein dynamically changing the portion of the mesh network into a star-cluster network is based on an interference measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for distributing communications through a dense mesh network having a plurality of nodes coupled to one of at least two gateway controllers,
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a calculating means for calculating a node location of each node relative to other nodes in the mesh network; an assigning means for assigning nodes to separate gateway controllers when the nodes are within a predetermined distance of each other; a measuring means for measuring radio frequency interference levels between the plurality of nodes and changing a channel of nodes having levels greater than a predetermined amount; and a means for dynamically changing a portion of the dense mesh network into a star-cluster network by instructing all but one node in a cluster of nodes to attenuate output power of the all but one node in order to reduce radio frequency interference between the nodes in the cluster of nodes within the mesh network, wherein the means for dynamically changing the portion of the dense mesh network into a star-cluster network is based on an interference measurement.
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