Method and system for updating a virtual local area network (vlan) status of a node in a mesh network

A bridge node in a mesh network, comprising:

• a computer readable medium having computer readable program code components for processing at the bridge node in the mesh network a first VLAN status message that associates a first VLAN identifier with the first node, wherein the first VLAN status message was generated in response to a first bind request (BREQ) message that associated the first VLAN identifier with the first node;
• a computer readable medium having computer readable program code components for transmitting from the bridge node a second VLAN status message, wherein the second VLAN status message associates the first VLAN identifier with the first node;
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• a computer readable medium having computer readable program code components for processing at the bridge node a third VLAN status message that associates a second VLAN identifier with the first node, wherein the third VLAN status message was generated in response to a second bind request (BREQ) message that associated the second VLAN identifier with the first node, and whereby the VLAN status of the first node is updated.

A bridge node in a mesh network, comprising:

• means for processing at the bridge node in the mesh network a first VLAN status message that associates a first VLAN identifier with the first node, wherein the first VLAN status message was generated in response to a first bind request (BREQ) message that associated the first VLAN identifier with the first node;
• means for transmitting from the bridge node a second VLAN status message, wherein the second VLAN status message associates the first VLAN identifier with the first node;
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• means for processing at the bridge node a third VLAN status message that associates a second VLAN identifier with the first node, wherein the third VLAN status message was generated in response to a second bind request (BREQ) message that associated the second VLAN identifier with the first node, and whereby the VLAN status of the first node is updated.