Patent ID: 11871222
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the data comprises first data indicating that (i) the second device is reachable via the third device in a first number of hops and (ii) the second device is reachable via a fourth device of the mesh network in a second number of hops, the method further comprising:
establishing, prior to generating sending the first message, a second peer-to-peer network connection with the third device based at least in part on the third device being a single hop away from the first device;
receiving, over the second peer-to-peer network connection, a packet sent by the second device;
determining, based at least in part on the packet, the first number of hops between the first device and the second device; and
generating the first data, the first data indicating a first association between the second device, the third device, and the first number of hops, the first data further indicating a second association between the second device, the fourth device, and the second number of hops.