Google Inc.

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Sunny P Gujjaru

Jay Dare Logue

Grant Michael Erickson

Zachary B Smith

Osborne B Hardison

Richard J Schultz

Matthew G Neeley

Christopher Anthony Boross

Jay D Logue

Grant M Erickson

Christopher A Boross

Christopher J Boross

Matthew G Neely

Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.

Efficient communication for devices of a home network

Systems and methods relating to communication within a fabric network are presented. The fabric network includes one or more logical networks that enables devices connected to the fabric to communicate with each other using various profiles known to the devices. A device sending a message may follow a general message format to encode the message so that other devices in the fabric may understand the message regardless of which logical networks the devices are connected to. Within the message format, a payload of data may be included for the receiving device to forward, store, or process the message. The format and the contents of the payload may vary according to a header within the payload that indicates a profile and a message type within the profile. Using the profile and message type, the receiving devices may decode the message to process the message.

Fabric network

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Sunny P Gujjaru