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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Andrew J. Borleske, Garner, NC (US);
Robert T. Mason, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Andrew J. Borleske, Garner, NC (US);
Robert T. Mason, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Elster Solutions, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/14 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04W 40/04 (2009.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/04 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless mesh network, method, and processor-readable storage medium for operating a network that has a control node that communicates with a plurality of communication nodes are disclosed. When the control node receives a broadcast message, the control node broadcasts a 'clear' message that causes other communication nodes to clear their copies of the broadcast message from their message queues. By clearing redundant copies of the original broadcast message, the network can conserve bandwidth for other network traffic.