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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Priscilla Chen, Sunrise, FL (US);
Masahiro Maeda, Tokyo, JP;
Edgar H. Callaway, Jr., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Monique Bourgeois, Plantation, FL (US);
Yan Huang, Plantation, FL (US);
Jiang Huang, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Qicai Shi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Priscilla Chen, Sunrise, FL (US);
Masahiro Maeda, Tokyo, JP;
Edgar H. Callaway, Jr., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Monique Bourgeois, Plantation, FL (US);
Yan Huang, Plantation, FL (US);
Jiang Huang, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Qicai Shi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A process for merging and using the Mediation Device Protocol with a network layer protocol. Under the merged protocol, each device joining a network enters into two stages: the Set-Up Stage and the Normal Operational Stage. During the Set-Up Stage, the device identifies its neighbors, builds a neighborhood list, obtains a Logical ID, and picks a parent node in the network. After the Set-Up Stage is complete, the device enters the Normal Operational Stage where it will send/receive control and data messages, invite and help new nodes to join the network, recover from broken links or topology changes, and other normal network operations.