Discovery Mechanism for Communication in Wireless Networks

One or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, instruct a processing unit of a limited function device to perform operations comprising:

• sending, over multiple channels of a wireless network, a network discovery solicitation message, the network discovery solicitation message indicating a channel function that is implemented by the limited function device and a listening window;
• listening, while frequency hopping during the listening window, for a network discovery message, the frequency hopping being based at least in part on the channel function that is implemented by the limited function device;
• receiving, during the listening window, the network discovery message from a full function device, the network discovery message including data regarding an operating context for communication with the full function device;
• selecting the full function device as a parent for communication;
• and
• communicating with the full function device based at least in part on the operating context.

A full function device comprising:

• a radio configured to:
• receive a network discovery solicitation message from a limited function device, the network discovery solicitation message requesting to create a communication relationship with a parent, the network discovery solicitation message indicating a channel function that is implemented by the limited function device and a listening window;
• frequency hop during the listening window based at least in part on the channel function that is implemented by the limited function device;
• transmit, during the listening window, a network discovery message to the limited function device, the network discovery message indicating a channel list and a generator function that are implemented by the full function device and a schedule for communication with the full function device;
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the radio;
• and
• memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• based at least in part on receiving the network discovery solicitation message, determining to attempt to create a communication relationship with the limited function device;
• and
• generating the network discovery message;
• and
• communicating with the limited function device based at least in part on the schedule.