Commissioning a network system
First Claim
1. A wireless network system, comprising:
- a network device, comprising a first communication interface for transmitting and receiving data over a wireless medium and a network configuration memory element, anda joining device comprising a second communication interface for transmitting and receiving data over a wireless medium and a device configuration memory element, said network device and said joining device being configured for communicating in a commissioning mode, wherein;
said network device is configured to broadcast network identification information,said joining device is configured, upon receipt of said network identification information, to send a request to join the network to said network device, said request comprising a predefined address,said network device is configured to respond to said request by assigning a network address to said joining device to store data corresponding to said network address in said network configuration memory element and to send joining information comprising at least said network address to said joining device using said predefined address,said joining device is configured to receive said joining information and to store said joining information in said device configuration memory element, so that said joining device is addressable in the network system using said network address, said network device is associated with a predetermined proximity value, said joining device is configured to provide proximity information, corresponding to the distance between said joining device and said network device and to send said proximity information to said network device, andsaid network device is configured to determine whether said predetermined proximity value corresponds to said proximity information and to send joining information to the joining device only if the proximity information corresponds to said predetermined proximity value.
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Abstract
A wireless network system (30, 60) and a method for commissioning a wireless network system (30, 60) is described. The network system (30, 60) comprises at least a network device (1, 1′, 1″) and a joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111). In a commissioning mode, the network device (1, 1′, 1″) broadcasts network identification information. The joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) sends, upon reception of the network identification information, a request to said network device (1, 1′, 1″) to join the network, comprising a predefined address of said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111). The network device (1, 1′, 1″) assigns said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) a network address and stores corresponding data. The network device (1, 1′, 1″) sends joining information comprising at least said network address to said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) using said predefined address and said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) receives the network address, so that the joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) is addressable in the network system (30, 60) using said network address.
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7 Claims
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1. A wireless network system, comprising:
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a network device, comprising a first communication interface for transmitting and receiving data over a wireless medium and a network configuration memory element, and a joining device comprising a second communication interface for transmitting and receiving data over a wireless medium and a device configuration memory element, said network device and said joining device being configured for communicating in a commissioning mode, wherein; said network device is configured to broadcast network identification information, said joining device is configured, upon receipt of said network identification information, to send a request to join the network to said network device, said request comprising a predefined address, said network device is configured to respond to said request by assigning a network address to said joining device to store data corresponding to said network address in said network configuration memory element and to send joining information comprising at least said network address to said joining device using said predefined address, said joining device is configured to receive said joining information and to store said joining information in said device configuration memory element, so that said joining device is addressable in the network system using said network address, said network device is associated with a predetermined proximity value, said joining device is configured to provide proximity information, corresponding to the distance between said joining device and said network device and to send said proximity information to said network device, and said network device is configured to determine whether said predetermined proximity value corresponds to said proximity information and to send joining information to the joining device only if the proximity information corresponds to said predetermined proximity value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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