# US 2017/0290069 A1 · Techniques and systems for logical mesh network control > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0290069 A1 - Document ID: US20170290069A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/089,194 - Filed: 2016-04-01 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Intel Corporation - Inventors: RAZ WEIZMAN; NOAM S. BROUSARD - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170290069A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 8/005: {Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals} - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various embodiments are described wherein a set of devices are configured to be a logical mesh network. Each device has a logical mesh network address. Further, the set of logical mesh network addresses form a sequence from a first address to a last address, and intermediate addresses having both a preceding and a next address. The devices store forwarding information used to determine how to forward a received logical mesh network packet. Other embodiments are described and claimed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: logic, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware or firmware, the logic to comprise a logical connection manager for a device to manage logical connections with a set of devices, the logical connection manager to comprise: discovery logic to advertise and scan logical mesh network (LMN) connection information; signal strength logic to determine, based on the LMN connection information, which device of the set of devices has a highest received strength signal indication (RSSI); connection logic to initiate a connection to the device determined to have the highest RSSI; control logic to send a signal to the discovery logic to stop discovery operations after a connection is formed, respectively, by a master interface to a slave interface of another device, or by a slave interface to a master interface of another device; and forwarding logic to communicate, from each connected device, LMN forwarding information, until the forwarding information comprises a defined order of sequential devices. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a head device to send an indication signal when the LMN is established. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a head device to send an indication signal when a slave connection is not established within a defined time period. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, the LMN connection information comprising a group unique identifier (GUI), a device unique identifier (DUI), and a transmit power. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, the LMN forwarding information to be indexed by the device unique identifier (DUI) and an egress interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, the connection logic to initiate a connection with a device determined to have the next highest RSSI, if the device determined to have the highest RSSI is not available for connection. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 comprising reconfiguration logic to detect a lost connection with a device in the set of devices. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, the reconfiguration logic to update LMN forwarding information. ### Claim 9 A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which when executed enable a first device in a set of a devices to: advertise and scan logical mesh network (LMN) connection information; determine, based on the LMN connection information, which device of the set of devices has a highest received strength signal indication (RSSI); initiate a connection to the device determined to have the highest RSSI; send a signal to the discovery logic to stop discovery operations after a connection is formed, respectively, by a master interface to a slave interface of another device, or by a slave interface to a master interface of another device; and communicate, from each connected device, LMN forwarding information, until the forwarding information comprises a defined order of sequential devices. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions to send an indication signal when the LMN is established. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions to send an indication signal when a slave connection is not established within a defined time period. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 wherein the LMN connection information is to comprise a group unique identifier (GUI), a device unique identifier (DUI), and a transmit power. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions to index the forwarding information by the device unique identifier (DUI) and an egress interface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions to initiate a connection with a device determined to have the next highest RSSI, if the device determined to have the highest RSSI is not available for connection. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions to detect a lost connection with a device in the set of devices. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15, comprising instructions to update LMN forwarding information. ### Claim 17 A machine-implemented method to manage logical connections for a first device of a set of devices comprising: advertising and scanning logical mesh network (LMN) connection information; determining, based on the LMN connection information, which device of the set of devices has a highest received strength signal indication (RSSI); initiating a connection to the device determined to have the highest RSSI; sending a signal to the discovery logic to stop discovery operations after a connection is formed, respectively, by a master interface to a slave interface of another device, or by a slave interface to a master interface of another device; and communicating, from each connected device, LMN forwarding information, until the forwarding information comprises a defined order of sequential devices. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The machine-implemented method of claim 17 comprising: sending an indication signal when the LMN is established. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The machine-implemented method of claim 17 comprising: sending an indication signal when a slave connection is not established within a defined time period. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The machine-implemented method of claim 17 wherein the LMN connection information comprising a group unique identifier (GUI), a device unique identifier (DUI), and a transmit power. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The machine-implemented method of claim 17 wherein the LMN forwarding information is to be indexed by the device unique identifier (DUI) and an egress interface. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The machine-implemented method of claim 17 comprising: initiating a connection with a device determined to have the next highest RSSI, if the device determined to have the highest RSSI is not available for connection. ### Claim 23 (depends on 17) The machine-implemented method of claim 17 comprising: detecting a lost connection with a device in the set of devices. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The machine-implemented method of claim 23 comprising: updating LMN forwarding information in response to the detecting.