Simple mesh network for wireless transceivers

Abstract

In described examples, a method of operating a node of a network includes receiving a data frame (500) having a header with multiple addresses. The node determines if a first address of the multiple addresses is an address of a descendant (506) of the node and if a second address of the multiple addresses is a parent address (502) of the node. If so, the node changes a second address of the multiple addresses to its own address (512) in response to the determining. The node then transmits the data frame (514) to at least one descendant of the node.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates generally to wireless network communication systems, and more particularly to a simplified mesh network protocol that is backward compatible with existing IEEE 802.11 standards. Background technique [0002] A wireless network is a type of wireless communication system in which at least one wireless transceiver must receive and process its own data and also act as a relay for other wireless transceivers in the network. The network can be a simple mesh network, a network range extender or other equivalent network system. This can be accomplished by wireless routing protocols, where the data frame is propagated within the network by hopping from transceiver to transceiver to send the data frame from the source node to the destination node. A wireless node may be a wireless access point (AP), such as a wireless router, a mobile phone, or a computer capable of accessing a wireless local area network (WLAN). In other applic...

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They may have limited memory and computing power

Also, they may be battery powered, so power consumption is an important issue

[0006] Although conventional network proposals offer steady improvements in wireless network communications, further improvements in IoT mesh network protocols are possible

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