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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Trilliant Networks, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michel Veillette, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Trilliant Networks, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01); H04L 12/753 (2013.01); H04L 12/781 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 40/00 (2009.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H04W 40/22 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 40/28 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 8/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/72 (2013.01); H04L 45/34 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/44 (2013.01); H04L 45/48 (2013.01); H04L 45/52 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01); H04W 40/005 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01); H04W 40/22 (2013.01); H04W 40/246 (2013.01); H04W 40/28 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 8/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The following describes data structures, communication protocol formats and process flows for controlling and facilitating secure communications between the nodes of a mesh network, such as utility meters and gateway nodes comprising a utility network. The enabled processes include association, information exchange, route discovery and maintenance and the like for instituting and maintaining a secure mesh network.