Method for determining a parent portal in a wireless network and corresponding portal device
OwnerSebastien Perrot, Gilles Straub +1inventors
InventorsSebastien Perrot, Gilles Straub, Helmut Burklin
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Abstract
A method for parent election in a transparent wireless bridge, said bridge comprising at least two bridge portals. The method comprises the steps of determining for each bridge portal the number of ports to which other wireless devices may be connected, such ports being called ‘virtual’ ports, electing a bridge portal as parent as a function of the number of virtual ports, and connecting other bridge portals to the elected parent portal.
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Method for parent election in a transparent wireless bridge, said bridge comprising at least two bridge portals, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining for each bridge portal the number of ports to which other wireless devices may be connected;
- electing a bridge portal as parent as a function of the number of such ports,
- connecting other bridge portals to the elected parent portal.
Bridge portal device for connection to a wireless bridge comprising a first interface to a wired bus and a second interface to the wireless bridge, comprising microprocessor means for managing ports on its wireless interface for connection to wireless devices according to topology rules defined for the wired bus, said microprocessor means being adapted to participate in a parent portal election process which is function of the availability of free ports on the wireless interfaces of portal devices of the bridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.