Patent ID: 9693179
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for creating, by a coordinator including a processor and a radio frequency (RF) unit, a personal area network (PAN) identifier (ID) of a network in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating, by the processor, a first PAN ID; receiving, by the RF unit, a message including a second PAN ID from a source coordinator; comparing, by the processor, the first PAN ID with the second PAN ID; transmitting, by the RF unit, a first indication message related to a PAN ID conflict to the source coordinator, when the first PAN ID and the second PAN ID are the same; determining, by the processor, whether the first PAN ID is changed based on one or more parameters; and changing the first PAN ID according to a result of the determining; and transmitting, by the RF unit, a second indication message including the changed first PAN ID and status information indicating a change in the first PAN ID to a plurality of coordinators, wherein the first PAN ID is changed through a hash algorithm, and wherein the first indication message includes a conflicted PAN ID and an error code indicating a conflict.