Patent ID: 9614799
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for a first mesh device associated with two mesh networks to serve as a conduit in an overlapping mesh network environment, the method comprising: associating with a first access point over a first mesh network, wherein the first access point manages the first mesh network; associating with a second access point over a second mesh network, wherein the second access point manages the second mesh network; responsive to receiving a neighbor information broadcast from a first neighboring mesh device in the first mesh network, updating a neighborhood table stored in an accessible memory, wherein the neighbor information includes a neighboring mesh device information and a neighboring mesh device network identifier for the first mesh network; responsive to receiving a neighbor information broadcast from a second neighboring mesh device in the second mesh network, updating the neighborhood table stored in an accessible memory, wherein the neighbor information includes a neighboring mesh device information and a neighboring mesh device network identifier for the second mesh network; responsive to a request to transmit a message from a mesh device in the first mesh network to a destination in the second mesh network, determining a next device, wherein the next device is on a calculated path towards the destination in the second mesh network; and transmitting the message to the next device.