Patent ID: 9736726
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for optimizing network performance by a processor of a node in a network, comprising: receiving a beacon associated with a current collector in the network, wherein the node is active on the current collector and the beacon associated with the current collector includes a network load indicator and a rank indicator for the current collector; receiving a beacon associated with a candidate collector in the network, wherein the node is not active on the candidate collector and the beacon associated with the candidate collector includes a network load indicator and a rank indicator for the candidate collector; generating an analysis of the beacons, the analysis comprising: analyzing the respective network load indicators and the rank indicators reported in the beacons to determine whether a first factor is satisfied; wherein the node becomes active on the candidate collector when both the first factor and the second factor are satisfied, otherwise the node remains active on the current collector.