Patent ID: 9258843
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of wireless data transport in a wireless mesh network comprising: identifying, in a wireless mesh network having access points wirelessly coupled by network links, an integrated interface to an access point, the integrated interface being a wired transport medium further comprising directly connecting two of the access points using the integrated interface such that message packet follows a wired path between the two connected access points including a first hop access point; receiving, via the integrated interface with an access point, a message packet from a user device, the integrated interface coupling the two connected access points independently of the wireless mesh network links; and forwarding, via a single wireless hop from the first hop access point, the message packet to a root access point, the root access point responsive to a plurality of successive access points in the mesh network, the root access point invoking a high-gain directional antenna, wherein the wireless links between successive access points are selected based on a distance to the root access point, maximum power usage and minimum throughput, the root access point establishing a link with a plurality of the first hop access points at a distance such that the first hop access point from the root is substantially more distant than a mesh network hop between the successive access points.