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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
Peter Shorty, Frederiksberg C, DK;
Tommas Jess Christensen, Birkerød, DK;
Niels Thybo Johansen, Virum, DK;
Jacob Midtgaard, Fredensborg, DK;
Peter Shorty, Frederiksberg C, DK;
Tommas Jess Christensen, Birkerød, DK;
Niels Thybo Johansen, Virum, DK;
Jacob Midtgaard, Fredensborg, DK;
Other;
Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for configuring a constant powered mesh network node to control a configuration of an intermittently powered mesh network node, where the intermittently powered mesh network node may include a repeater node that periodically powers down for a time period to conserve energy. The embodiments include transmitting a message beam to the repeater node, where a duration of the message beam length may exceed the time period that the repeater node is powered down, and where the message beam may contain a preamble with data that may indicate that the repeater node is to remain powered up in order to receive a message, and may cause the intermittently powered mesh network node to request configuration information relating to a network topology from the constant powered mesh network node when the intermittently powered mesh network node powers up.