Bi-directional commissioning for low-power wireless network devices
AssigneeSignify Holding B.V.
InventorMingqian HAN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for controlling commissioning of low-power devices in a wireless network by using at least two proxy devices, wherein a destination device selects from the at least two proxy devices a working proxy device and non-selected proxy devices enter a silence mode for a predetermined time period. The destination device stores an information indicating a previously selected working proxy device for quick reuse and more efficient selection.
Claims15
A system for controlling commissioning of a network node, which is a Green Power node in a Zigbee network, wherein the system comprises:
- at least two proxy devices for forwarding commissioning messages through the network;
- and
- a sink device adapted to select from the at least two proxy devices a temporary master device for forwarding a commissioning response in the wireless network in response to the receipt of a channel request from the network node and to inform the at least two proxy devices about the selected temporary master device;
- wherein the at least two proxy devices are adapted to enter a silence mode not tunneling commissioning responses from the sink device to the network node for a predetermined time period if they are not selected as temporary master devices;
- and the sink device is further adapted to disregard a proxy device which corresponds to the stored identification in a subsequent selection of a temporary master device.
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An apparatus for controlling commissioning of a network node at a sink device in a wireless network, wherein the apparatus is adapted to select from at least two proxy devices a temporary master device for forwarding a commissioning response in the wireless network, in response to the receipt of a channel request from the network node and to inform the at least two proxy devices about the selected temporary master device;
- and the apparatus is further adapted to disregard a proxy device which corresponds to the stored identification in a subsequent selection of a temporary master device.
A method of controlling commissioning of a network node at a sink device in a wireless network, wherein the method comprises
- selecting from at least two proxy devices a temporary master device for forwarding a commissioning response in the wireless network, in response to the receipt of a channel request from the network node;
- and
- informing the at least two proxy devices about the selected temporary master device;
- wherein the method further comprising
- disregarding a proxy device which corresponds to the stored identification in a subsequent selection of a temporary master device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.