Multi-channel single radio communication in home mesh network
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1. Device comprising:
- at least one transceiver;
at least one processor configured to communicate with the transceiver;
at least one computer memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor for;
using a common channel in a multi-channel wireless network to perform at least one control function with at least one target device;
negotiating, over the common channel, a data session channel with the target device, the data session channel being different than the common channel;
exchanging data packets with the target device using the data session channel; and
establishing a local channel table containing information on active data channels in the network, wherein local channel table includes a figure of merit (FoM) for each candidate data channel reflecting a quantitative measure of the respective channel, at least first and second nodes exchanging local channel tables and using the figures of merit to establish the data channel.
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Abstract
An embodiment is a technique to use a single radio for multi-channel wireless communication. A local device having a local channel table operates on a common channel in a multi-channel wireless network having a plurality of network devices to perform management, control, and discovery functions using a single radio. A data session channel is negotiated with a remote device having a remote channel table upon an initiation of a communication session using the local and remote channel tables on the common channel. Data packets are exchanged with the remote device using the data session channel in a data transmission mode.
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26 Claims
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1. Device comprising:
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at least one transceiver; at least one processor configured to communicate with the transceiver; at least one computer memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor for; using a common channel in a multi-channel wireless network to perform at least one control function with at least one target device; negotiating, over the common channel, a data session channel with the target device, the data session channel being different than the common channel; exchanging data packets with the target device using the data session channel; and establishing a local channel table containing information on active data channels in the network, wherein local channel table includes a figure of merit (FoM) for each candidate data channel reflecting a quantitative measure of the respective channel, at least first and second nodes exchanging local channel tables and using the figures of merit to establish the data channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a non-transitory machine-accessible storage medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising; using a common channel in a multi-channel wireless network to perform at least one control function with at least one target device; negotiating, over the common channel, a data session channel with the target device, the data session channel being different than the common channel; and exchanging data packets with the target device using the data session channel, and establishing a local channel table containing information on active data channels in the network, wherein local channel table includes a figure of merit (FoM) for each candidate data channel reflecting a quantitative measure of the respective channel, at least first and second nodes exchanging local channel tables and using the figures of merit to establish the data channel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Method comprising:
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using a common channel in a multi-channel wireless network to perform at least one control function with at least one target device; negotiating, over the common channel, a data session channel with the target device, the data session channel being different than the common channel and being orthogonal thereto; exchanging data packets with the target device using the data session channel; and establishing a local channel table containing information on active data channels in the network, wherein local channel table includes a figure of merit (FoM) for each candidate data channel reflecting a quantitative measure of the respective channel, at least first and second nodes exchanging local channel tables and using the figures of merit to establish the data channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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