Patent ID: 8724532

Claim:
A method of configuring a constant powered mesh network node to control a configuration of an intermittently powered mesh network node, wherein the intermittently powered mesh network node periodically powers down for a time period and initiates a timer starting the time period to conserve energy, the method comprising: transmitting a message beam to the intermittently powered mesh network node, wherein a duration of the message beam length exceeds the time period that the intermittently powered mesh network node is powered down for, and wherein the message beam contains a preamble with data comprising: an information indicating that the intermittently powered mesh network node is to remain powered up in order to receive a message; causing the intermittently powered mesh network node to remain powered up based on the information; and causing the intermittently powered mesh network node to request configuration information relating to a network topology from the constant powered mesh network node when the intermittently powered mesh network node powers up based on the information.