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802.11 mesh architecture

  • US 8,738,013 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2007
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless network device comprising:

  • a forwarding table configured to store direct entries and reverse entries, each of the direct entries and the reverse entries respectively including a destination address, a next hop address, and a metric, wherein the metric of the direct entries corresponds to a route from the wireless network device to the destination address, and wherein the metric of the reverse entries corresponds to a route from the destination address to the wireless network device; and

    a mesh routing module configured to (i) wirelessly receive route discovery packets including a first route discovery packet and (ii) create, based on the route discovery packets, corresponding direct entries and reverse entries in the forwarding table,wherein the mesh routing module is configured to, in response to receiving the first route discovery packet, create a corresponding direct entry in the forwarding table and create a corresponding reverse entry in the forwarding table.

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