Patent ID: 8149715
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: defining a received signal strength indication (RSSI) threshold in a mesh network; receiving a route request (RREQ) frame; ascertaining whether an RSSI associated with the RREQ frame is less than the RSSI threshold; discarding the received RREQ frame if the RREQ frame's RSSI is less than the RSSI threshold; processing the received RREQ frame if the RREQ frame's RSSI is not less than the RSSI threshold; responsive to discarding the received RREQ frame, entering information associated with the discarded RREQ frame in a list; receiving a same RREQ frame; and forwarding the same RREQ frame to one or more nodes in the mesh network.