Patent ID: 7978668
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for an apparatus to establish links with a plurality of nodes in a wireless network, comprising the steps of: determining whether a mesh network configuration message (MSH-NCFG) of the apparatus has space to packet an information element (IE), wherein the mesh network configuration message has packeted a first Neighbor Link Establishment information element for a first node of the nodes, and the first node is in an effective connection range of the apparatus; determining whether a second Neighbor Link Establishment information element needs to be transmitted to a second node of the nodes, wherein the second node is in the connection range of the apparatus; packeting the second Neighbor Link Establishment information element into the mesh network configuration message if the mesh network configuration message has space to packet an information element, and the second Neighbor Link Establishment information element needs to be transmitted to the second node of the nodes; and transmitting the mesh network configuration message to the first node and the second node by broadcasting; whereby the apparatus establishes the links with the first node and the second node simultaneously.