Wireless mesh network firmware upgrade system and method
AssigneeAdtran, Inc.
InventorsCaiyun Liu, Yi Su, Thomas F. Guevin
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Abstract
A wireless mesh access point receives a first notification of firmware download availability. In response to the first notification, the wireless mesh access point downloads a firmware file from a peer from which the first notification was received. The wireless mesh access point loads the downloaded firmware file into a firmware memory associated with operation of a processor. The wireless mesh access point then transmits a second notification of firmware download availability to one or more other peers.
Claims20
A method for operation of a wireless mesh access point, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving a first notification of firmware download availability from a peer;
- wirelessly downloading a firmware file from the peer in response to the first notification received from the peer;
- loading the firmware file into a firmware memory associated with operation of a processor;
- and
- wirelessly transmitting a second notification of firmware download availability to one or more other peers.
A wireless mesh access point, comprising:
- a radio interface configured to provide wireless communication;
- and
- a processing system comprising a firmware memory and a processor, the processing system configured to include:
- first notification logic configured to wirelessly receive a first notification of firmware download availability from a peer;
- download logic configured to, in response to the first notification, wirelessly download a firmware file from the peer from which the first notification was received;
- firmware load logic configured to load the firmware file into a firmware memory associated with operation of a processor;
- and
- second notification logic configured to wirelessly transmit a second notification of firmware download availability to one or more other peers.
A computer program product for controlling a firmware download to a wireless mesh access point, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon in non-transitory computer-readable form instructions that when executed by a processing system of the wireless mesh access point causes the wireless mesh access point to effectuate a method comprising:
- wirelessly receiving a first notification of firmware download availability from a peer;
- wirelessly downloading a firmware file from the peer in response to the first notification received from the peer;
- loading the firmware file into a firmware memory associated with operation of a processor;
- and
- wirelessly transmitting a second notification of firmware download availability to one or more other peers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.