Network system and connection method thereof

• US 9,326,241 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2014
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Networks Incorporated (Delta Electronics Incorporated)
• Inventors: Chang, Shu-Li
• Primary Examiner(s): Elliott, IV, Benjamin H
• Application Number:
  US14/291,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20150181522A1
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0212 managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is master and terminal is slave
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0222 in packet switched networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A network system includes a plurality of network groups. Each of the network groups includes at least one node. The at least one node is configured for transmitting a beacon response according to a beacon request transmitted by a new node. When the at least one node of the at least one of the network groups transmits the beacon response, at least another one of the network groups is in a sleep state, and the new node connects with the at least one node of the at least one of the network groups according to the beacon response. A connection method of the network system is also disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A network system comprising:

a plurality of network groups, each of the network groups comprising at least one node, the at least one node being configured to transmit a beacon response according to a beacon request transmitted by a new node; and

a coordinator,

wherein

the new node is configured to connect with the at least one node of the at least one of the network groups according to the beacon response transmitted by the at least one node of at least one of the network groups at a time during which at least another one of the network groups is in a sleep state, and

the coordinator is configured to send a sleep broadcast so as to inform the at least another one of the network groups of entering the sleep state if a number of the at least one node of any of the network groups reaches a predetermined value.

2. The network system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined value is substantially equal to a greatest number of nodes that can be accommodated by each of the network groups.

3. The network system of claim 1, wherein the network groups are configured to take turns being in the sleep state.

4. The network system of claim 1, wherein a duration of the sleep state is determined based on a plurality of application ends corresponding to the network groups or a number of the network groups.

5. The network system of claim 4, wherein the network system comprises a plurality of network groups in the sleep state, the durations of the network groups in the sleep state are different from each other.

6. A connection method of a network system comprising:

transmitting a beacon request by a new node;

at least one node of at least one of a plurality of network groups transmitting a beacon response according to the beacon request, and at least another one of the network groups being in a sleep state;

connecting with the at least one node of the at least one of the network groups according to the beacon response by the new node;

determining whether the at least another one of the network groups is necessary to enter the sleep state; and

sending a sleep broadcast to inform the at least another one of the network groups of entering the sleep state by a coordinator if the at least another one of the network groups is necessary to enter the sleep state.

7. The connection method of claim 6, wherein the step of determining whether the at least another one of the network groups is necessary to enter the sleep state further comprises:

determining whether a number of the at least one node of any of the network groups reaches a predetermined value.

8. The connection method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined value is substantially equal to a greatest number of the nodes that can be accommodated by each of the network groups.

9. The connection method of claim 6, further comprising the network groups taking turns to be in the sleep state.

10. The connection method of claim 6, wherein a duration of the sleep state is determined based on a plurality of application ends corresponding to the network groups or a number of the network groups.

11. The connection method of claim 10, wherein the network system comprises a plurality of network groups in the sleep state, durations of the network groups in the sleep state are different from each other.

12. A network system comprising:

a plurality of nodes, at least one of the nodes being configured to transmit a beacon response according to a beacon request transmitted by a new node; and

a coordinator,

wherein

the new node is configured to connect with the at least one of the nodes according to the beacon response transmitted by the at least one of the nodes at a time during which at least another one of the nodes is in a sleep state, and

the coordinator is configured to send a sleep broadcast so as to inform the at least another one of the nodes of entering the sleep state if a number of the nodes reaches a predetermined value.

13. The network system of claim 12, wherein the predetermined value is substantially equal to a greatest number of the beacon responses that can be received by the new node.

14. The network system of claim 12, wherein the nodes are configured to take turns being in the sleep state.

15. The network system of claim 12, wherein a duration of the sleep state is determined based on a plurality of application ends corresponding to the nodes or a number of the nodes.

16. The network system of claim 15, wherein the network system comprises a plurality of nodes in the sleep state, the durations of the nodes in the sleep state are different from each other.

17. A connection method of a network system comprising:

transmitting a beacon request by a new node;

at least one of a plurality of nodes transmitting a beacon response according to the beacon request, and at least another one of the nodes being in a sleep state;

connecting with the at least one of a plurality of nodes according to the beacon response by the new node;

determining whether the at least another one of the nodes is necessary to enter the sleep state; and

sending a sleep broadcast to inform the at least another one of the nodes of entering the sleep state by a coordinator if the at least another one of the nodes is necessary to enter the sleep state.

18. The connection method of claim 17, wherein the step of determining whether the at least another one of the nodes is necessary to enter the sleep state further comprises:

determining whether a number of the nodes reaches a predetermined value.

19. The connection method of claim 18, wherein the predetermined value is substantially equal to a greatest number of the beacon responses that can be received by the new node.

20. The connection method of claim 17, wherein the nodes take turns to be in the sleep state.

21. The connection method of claim 17, wherein a duration of the sleep state is determined based on a plurality of application ends corresponding to the nodes or a number of the nodes.

22. The connection method of claim 21, wherein the network system comprises a plurality of nodes in the sleep state, the durations in which the nodes in the sleep state are different from each other.