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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Silicon Laboratories, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Richard Kelsey, Belmont, MA (US);
Matteo Paris, Concord, MA (US);
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of efficiently disseminating various types of information throughout a mesh network is disclosed. Information is typically propagated through the network using a variety of protocols and messages. However, in one embodiment, a single message, communicates all of this information at once. The message includes data originating at the leader, which does not change as the messages are propagated through the network, as well as topology and link information that is created by the forwarding nodes. The data originating at the leader includes the identity of the leader node and a sequence number. Additionally, a version number is included by the leader which represents the state of the quasi-static information. Quasi-static information may include, for example, the identity of a node that has access to a central control system or the internet. This compact message format allows improved efficiency and use of the network.