Patent ID: 9185639
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of assisting a radio in finding a network comprising: establishing a search pattern and a variable search beamwidth based on distance between a plurality of existing nodes, and wherein the search pattern includes one of the plurality of existing nodes staring at one tile in the search pattern for N dwell times, wherein N is the number of tiles in the search pattern and N is greater than 1, and the search pattern includes one of the plurality of existing nodes scanning all tiles in the search pattern consecutively using one dwell time each; detecting a plurality of existing nodes at a discovery controller by receiving messages, including location and status information via short burst data (SBD) messages, from the plurality of existing nodes on slow communications links on a slow network; receiving a message on a slow communication link of the slow network from a new node; determining at least one node of the plurality of existing nodes for connecting to the new node with a fast communication link of a fast network; transmitting a message over the slow network to the new node to provide the new node at least one instruction on how to establish a fast communications link with the at least one node of the plurality of existing nodes for connecting the new node to the fast network; and based, at least in part, on the message establishing a fast communications link on the fast network between the new node and the existing node that the new node can establish the fast communication link with, wherein the last network has a data rate that is faster than the slow network.