High performance wireless networks using distributed control and switch-stack paradigm
AssigneeMesh Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsFrancis daCosta, Sriram Dayanandan
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Abstract
The invention describes a method of routing voice and data traffic within a hierarchical node-based mesh network. The steps include storing data as individual data packets, then including in each data packet a destination node of the data packet. Thereafter, sending the data from the data packet's source node to the source node's parent node and processing the data by the parent node. Finally, identifying the destination node of the data and sending the data from the parent node toward the destination node.
Claims11
A method of routing voice and data traffic within a hierarchical node-based mesh network comprising:
- storing data as individual data packets;
- including in each data packet a destination node of the data packet;
- sending the data from the data packet's source node to the source node's parent node;
- processing the data by the parent node;
- identifying the destination node of the data;
- sending the data from the parent node toward the destination node.
A method of routing voice and data traffic within a hierarchical node-based mesh network comprising:
- storing data as individual data packets;
- including in each data packet a destination node of the data packet;
- receiving a data packet at a network node, wherein each network node has only one parent node, and said packet originates at said single parent of said network node;
- determining if the packet destination is the network node itself or a descendant of the network node;
- if the destination is the network node itself, processing the packet by said node;
- if the destination is a child of said network node, sending the packet to the child node for processing by said child node;
- and
- if the destination is a descendant of a child node of said network node, sending the packet to the child node that has the destination node as its descendant.
A method of routing voice and data traffic within a hierarchical node-based mesh network wherein each node has only one parent node, comprising:
- storing data as individual data packets;
- including in each data packet a destination node of the data packet;
- receiving at a node a packet from a child node of said node;
- determining if the packet destination is the node itself or a descendant of the node;
- if the destination is the node itself, processing the packet by said node;
- if the destination is a descendant of said node, sending the packet to the child node that is either the destination or has the destination node as its descendant;
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- if the destination node is neither the node itself nor a descendant of said node, sending the packet to the parent of said node.
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