Wireless lighting control network

A method, comprising:

• receiving a packet by a node of a wireless lighting control network;
• determining, using a local memory data structure, a maximum hop count corresponding to a packet type of the packet;
• and
• validating the packet by comparing a hop count specified by the packet to the maximum hop count;
• responsive to successfully validating the packet, performing a lighting network management operation specified by the packet.

A wireless lighting control network node, comprising:

• a memory;
• a radio frequency (RF) transceiver;
• a processor, coupled to the memory and the RF transceiver, the processor configured to:
• receive a packet;
• validate the packet by performing at least one of:
• comparing an actual size of the packet to an expected packet size corresponding to a type of the packet or comparing a hop count specified by the packet to a pre-configured maximum hop count;
• responsive to determining that a destination address specified by the packet matches one of:
• a global broadcast address or a stored multicast group identifier:
• decrement the hop count,
• responsive to determining that the hop count exceeds zero, cause the RF transceiver to re-transmit the packet, and
• perform a lighting network management operation specified by the packet.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a wireless lighting control network node, cause the wireless lighting control network node to:

• receive a packet;
• validate the packet by performing at least one of:
• comparing an actual size of the packet to an expected packet size corresponding to a type of the packet or comparing a hop count specified by the packet to a pre-configured maximum hop count;
• responsive to determining that a destination address specified by the packet matches one of:
• a global broadcast address or a stored multicast group identifier:
• decrement the hop count,
• responsive to determining that the hop count exceeds zero, re-transmit the packet, and
• perform a lighting network management operation specified by the packet.