Patent ID: 8274928
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless mesh network configured to reduce negative effects related to density of said wireless mesh network, said wireless mesh network comprising: a plurality of nodes, wherein each of said plurality of nodes is configured to receive a message within a receive range having an adjustable size and selectively rebroadcasts said received message; wherein said size of said receive range of each of said plurality of nodes receive range size is selected based on receive sensitivity, wherein said receive sensitivity of at least a first subset of said plurality of nodes is selected such that said adjustable size of said receive range at which a node receives a message is reduced; and wherein said first subset of said plurality of nodes with reduced receive range do not rebroadcast received messages, and said plurality of nodes includes a second subset of said plurality of nodes without reduced receive range that selectively rebroadcast said received messages.