Patent ID: 9474015
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method performed on a computing device that includes at least one processor, memory, and at least one program module, the computing device coupled to a mesh network and to an external network, the method comprising: receiving, via a layer three networking protocol by the computing device according to the at least one program module, at least one service advertisement from within the mesh network; converting, by the computing device according to the at least one program module, the received at least one service advertisement from the layer three networking protocol to a layer two networking protocol; advertising, via the layer two networking protocol by the computing device according to the at least one program module, the converted at least one service advertisement on the external network; and broadcasting, via the layer three networking protocol, the received at least one service advertisement on the mesh network.