Method and System for a Radio Frequency Management in a Mesh Network with a Path Distance Factor
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a network device, a frame from a neighbor node in a mesh network, wherein the frame comprises a first path distance vector indicating a path from a first mesh router to a portal which is connected to a wired network server;
determining, by the network device, whether the path from the first mesh router to the portal includes the neighbor node; and
accepting, by the network device, the neighbor node based on said determination, the first path distance vector, and a second path distance vector corresponding to the neighbor node.
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Abstract
A method and system for radio frequency management (RFM) in a mesh network using a path distance factor (PDF) is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method, comprises calculating a path distance factor (PDF) between a first mesh router and a portal. A frame is transmitted to a second mesh router, wherein the frame includes the path distance factor.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a network device, a frame from a neighbor node in a mesh network, wherein the frame comprises a first path distance vector indicating a path from a first mesh router to a portal which is connected to a wired network server; determining, by the network device, whether the path from the first mesh router to the portal includes the neighbor node; and accepting, by the network device, the neighbor node based on said determination, the first path distance vector, and a second path distance vector corresponding to the neighbor node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a receiving mechanism coupled to the processor, the receiving mechanism to receive a frame from a neighbor node in a mesh network, wherein the frame comprises a first path distance vector indicating a path from a first mesh router to a portal which is connected to a wired network server; a determining mechanism coupled to the process, the determining mechanism to determine whether the path from the first mesh router to the portal includes the neighbor node; and an accepting mechanism coupled to the processor, the accepting mechanism to accept the neighbor node based on said determination, the first path distance vector, and a second path distance vector corresponding to the neighbor node. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a router being a part of a wireless mesh network, cause said router to perform:
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receiving a frame from a neighbor node in a mesh network, wherein the frame comprises a first path distance vector indicating a path from a first mesh router to a portal which is connected to a wired network server; determining whether the path from the first mesh router to the portal includes the neighbor node; and accepting the neighbor node based on said determination, the first path distance vector, and a second path distance vector corresponding to the neighbor node.
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