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US 12,114,246 B2Granted
Simple mesh network for wireless transceivers
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsLeonardo Estevez, Avraham Baum, Benzy Gabay
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Abstract
A method of operating a mesh network is disclosed (FIG. 6). The method includes receiving a data frame (600) having a header with plural addresses (FIG. 1) and determining that the data frame is not from an access point or a leaf node (602) of the mesh network. A next recipient address of the plural addresses is removed (610) when the next recipient is a final destination. The next recipient address is set (612) when the next recipient of the data frame is not a final destination. The data frame is transmitted (614) to the next recipient.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a first network device, a data frame from a second network device, wherein the first network device has a first hop number with respect to an access point, and the second network device has a second hop number with respect to the access point;
- determining, by the first network device, whether the second network device is upstream or downstream from the first network device;
- determining, by the first network device, whether a network loop is present based on whether the second network device is upstream or downstream from the first network device and on a comparison of the first hop number with the second hop number;
- and
- based on the network loop being present, modifying the first hop number of the first network device.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a first network device, a data frame from a second network device, wherein the data frame includes a header that includes a source address and a destination address;
- determining whether the header includes a third address other than the source address and the destination address;
- and
- based on the header including the third address:
- determining whether a network loop is present;
- and
- based on the network loop being present, modifying a hop number of the first network device.
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