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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Jeffrey Baird Erwin, Sammamish, WA (US);
Stephen Thomas Kelly, Redmond, WA (US);
John Ian Ferrell, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Baird Erwin, Sammamish, WA (US);
Stephen Thomas Kelly, Redmond, WA (US);
John Ian Ferrell, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mesh network is initiated by using multiple frequency bands for establishing communication between mesh nodes. In one aspect, a higher or lower frequency communication link may be established depending on the range between two mesh nodes. As the mesh network increases and decreases in density, and range and communication aspects change, a communication link may be change between the higher and lower frequency bands as necessary.