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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Feng L. Mo, Lewisville, TX (US);
Jianwei Zhou, Allen, TX (US);
Xiaolin Lu, Plano, TX (US);
Il Han Kim, Frisco, TX (US);
Kaichien Tsai, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04L 9/0841 (2013.01); H04L 9/0861 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 40/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-hop mesh network includes a root network device and a first network device. The first network device is configured to establish a first direct wireless connection with the root network device and negotiate a first shared secret key with the root network device. The multi-hop network further includes a second network device configured to establish a second direct wireless connection with the first network device and negotiate a second shared secret key with the first network device.