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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2018
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Pontus Arvidson, Sollentuna, SE;

Piergiuseppe di Marco, Sollentuna, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 84/20 (2009.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04W 40/28 (2009.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01); H04L 12/725 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/246 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/123 (2013.01); H04L 45/306 (2013.01); H04W 40/28 (2013.01); H04W 84/20 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract

A method for identifying a critical link in a path between a source node and a destination node in a wireless mesh network, wherein said method comprises the steps of receiving, a forwarding path request, PREQ, message relating to a discovery of a path between said source node and said destination node, determining that further PREQ message relating to the discovery of said path are not received during a predetermined duration, and, triggered by said determination, setting a first critical flag in a discovery table entry associated with said path between said source node and said destination node, and forwarding said received PREQ message to one or more other nodes in said wireless mesh network.


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