Management of radio frequencies in a wireless or hybrid mesh network
First Claim
1. A root communication node for use in a wireless or hybrid mesh communication system, the communication system comprising at least one family formed of a parent node and at least one child node communicating over a frequency channel, configured to:
- assign a set of spare frequency channel channels to each of the at least one family, wherein the set of spare frequency channels is pre-assigned to the parent node of the at least one family before a need to change frequency channels arises, and wherein the spare frequency channels can be selected by the parent node for changing the frequency channel, andreceive a request for a new frequency channel from a parent node of the at least one family, the request being sent by the parent node when its set of spare frequency channels is empty, and to provide the new frequency channel to the parent node.
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Abstract
In a wireless or hybrid mesh communication system, radio frequencies are managed by assigning an in-use frequency channel to each local family of nodes, distributing spare frequency channel(s) among the local families of nodes, and changing the in-use frequency channel of at least one selected local family of nodes to a new frequency channel selected among its spare frequency channel(s), if any, or among the spare frequency channel(s) of another local family of nodes if said at least one selected local family of nodes has no spare frequency channel(s), and/or as the in-use frequency channel of another local family of nodes if none of said local families of nodes has spare frequency channel(s).
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1. A root communication node for use in a wireless or hybrid mesh communication system, the communication system comprising at least one family formed of a parent node and at least one child node communicating over a frequency channel, configured to:
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assign a set of spare frequency channel channels to each of the at least one family, wherein the set of spare frequency channels is pre-assigned to the parent node of the at least one family before a need to change frequency channels arises, and wherein the spare frequency channels can be selected by the parent node for changing the frequency channel, and receive a request for a new frequency channel from a parent node of the at least one family, the request being sent by the parent node when its set of spare frequency channels is empty, and to provide the new frequency channel to the parent node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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