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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2015
Applicant:

Enernoc, Inc., Boston, MA (US);

Inventors:

Randy C. Willig, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Morgan Jones, Longmont, CO (US);

Assignee:

ENERNOC, INC., Boston, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 24/06 (2009.01); G08C 15/02 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04B 1/7156 (2011.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/06 (2013.01); G01D 4/002 (2013.01); G08C 15/02 (2013.01); H04B 1/7156 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 63/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04B 2001/71563 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/43 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/50 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mesh network topology assessment mechanism is provided. The mechanism includes a wireless router, coupled to other wireless routers over a multi-hop mesh network, responsive to a message having a link assessment mode, configured to introduce a unique delay into forwarding of the message to a next one of the other wireless routers in route to a destination device. The router has a store-and-forward controller, having a unique delay time corresponding to the unique delay, where the unique delay time is substantial and thus provides for creation of measurable latency in the message sent between an origination device and the destination device.


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