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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Mediatek Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Chia-Hsiang Hsu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Hao-Hua Kang, Taoyuan, TW;
Assignee:
MEDIATEK INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 40/246 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for self-forming a tree topology network is provided. The method is used in a communications apparatus. The method includes: broadcasting a discovery message; determining whether the communications apparatus receives one or more discovery responses from one or more nodes in a lower level of the tree topology network; and establishing a link with each node in the lower level according to the discovery responses.