A mesh network bridging device for connecting a resource restricted device to a mesh network, the resource restricted device communicating in a first communication channel having a first channel property and the mesh network communicating in a second communication channel having a second channel property, the mesh network bridging device being adapted to have: a first mode of operation, wherein the mesh network bridging device communicates with the resource restricted device along the first communication channel having the first channel property; a second mode of operation, wherein the mesh network bridging device communicates with the mesh network along the second communication channel having the second channel property; and a third mode of operation in which the mesh network bridging device communicates with both the mesh network and the resource restricted device over a single communication channel, wherein the mesh network bridging device can only communicate along a single communication channel, either the first communication channel or the second communication channel, at any given time, is adapted to: determine if the first channel property of the first communication channel is different to the second channel property of the second communication channel; and in response to the first channel property being different to the second channel property, switch periodically between the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation to alternately communicate on the first communication channel and the second communication channel thereby allowing the resource restricted device to connect to the mesh network via the mesh network bridging device; in response to the first channel property being the same as the second channel property, the mesh network bridging device operates in the third mode of operation. a first mode of operation, wherein the mesh network bridging device communicates with the resource restricted device along the first communication channel having the first channel property; a second mode of operation, wherein the mesh network bridging device communicates with the mesh network along the second communication channel having the second channel property; and a third mode of operation in which the mesh network bridging device communicates with both the mesh network and the resource restricted device over a single communication channel, wherein the mesh network bridging device can only communicate along a single communication channel, either the first communication channel or the second communication channel, at any given time, is adapted to: determine if the first channel property of the first communication channel is different to the second channel property of the second communication channel; and in response to the first channel property being different to the second channel property, switch periodically between the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation to alternately communicate on the first communication channel and the second communication channel thereby allowing the resource restricted device to connect to the mesh network via the mesh network bridging device; in response to the first channel property being the same as the second channel property, the mesh network bridging device operates in the third mode of operation. determine if the first channel property of the first communication channel is different to the second channel property of the second communication channel; and in response to the first channel property being different to the second channel property, switch periodically between the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation to alternately communicate on the first communication channel and the second communication channel thereby allowing the resource restricted device to connect to the mesh network via the mesh network bridging device; in response to the first channel property being the same as the second channel property, the mesh network bridging device operates in the third mode of operation.