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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
Christopher Graham Meil, Akron, OH (US);
Neal Dante Castagnoli, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jyoti Raju, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher Graham Meil, Akron, OH (US);
Neal Dante Castagnoli, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jyoti Raju, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A mesh tree formation system. In particular implementations, a method includes responsive to a selection of a channel potentially bearing a higher priority use, entering a silent state and initiating a channel scan of the selected channel for a period of time. The method also includes, responsive to receipt of an enabling signal, entering a limited transmission state that enables transmission of wireless frames on the selected channel. The method also includes, responsive to termination of the period of time of the channel scan wherein no higher priority use is detected, entering a full transmission state comprising transmission of enabling signals corresponding to the selected channel.