Patent ID: 8204039
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for data communication in a wireless mesh network, comprising: receiving a packet from a network switch by a first wireless device from a wired source device which is addressed to a destination wireless device, the first wireless device operable to communicate with the network switch via a wired connection and the destination wireless device via a wireless connection, the first wireless device configured to operate as a root node in a wireless mesh network and the destination wireless device configured to communicate with a mobile unit in the wireless mesh network, the first wireless device having access to a routing table including addressing data indicative of a packet transmission path in the wireless mesh network, the packet configured with a header that includes a first identifier associated with the first wireless device, a destination identifier associated with the destination wireless device, and a source identifier identifying the wired source of the packet; generating and updating the routing table for the wireless mesh network when the mesh network is modified; transmitting the routing table to all access points in the mesh network when the routing table is updated; and transmitting the packet by the first wireless device to the destination wireless device using the routing table.