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Apparatus and method for assessment of mesh network topology

  • US 9,838,891 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2015
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for assessing a topology of a mesh network, comprising:

  • first coupling a plurality of first wireless routers together over a multi-hop mesh network;

    second coupling a second wireless router to the plurality of first wireless routers over the multi-hop mesh network; and

    responsive to a message having a link assessment mode, via the second wireless router, introducing a unique delay into forwarding of the message to a next one of the plurality of first wireless routers in route to a destination device, wherein the second wireless router has a unique delay time corresponding to the unique delay, and wherein the unique delay time is substantial and thus provides for creation of measurable latency in the message sent between an origination device and the destination device, wherein the unique delay time is at least an order of magnitude greater than that introduced by message propagation and internal routing software, and wherein response latency between the origination device and the destination device is ascertained because the response latency correlates with a sum of delays programmed into the second wireless router and one or more of the plurality of first wireless routers that are participating in routing of the message.

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