Patent ID: 9525646
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for associating a host node to a router node in a LLN (Low power and Lossy Networks)-type telecommunication network including a plurality of router nodes configured to act as data packet routers for the host node which belongs to a group of multicast nodes configured to transmit and/or receive data packets through the LLN-type telecommunication network, and a root node including a first association table for storing associations between the router node, which is among the plurality of router nodes, and the host node, the method comprising: upon receipt by the router node of a multicast data packet from the host node or an adherence request to a multicast group with which the host is associated from the host node, the router node transmits to the root node a MER_Request (Multicast Edge Router Request) request of configuration as a multicast router node to serve the host node; and, upon receipt of the MER_Request request, the root node