Patent ID: 7630326

Claim:
A method of configuring mesh networks based on an application comprising: receiving an indication that a status is changed; in the event that the change in status requires a change in a mesh network configuration, wherein the mesh network comprising a communication network including a plurality of radio nodes: transmitting a notice to change the mesh network configuration from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein the first configuration is associated with a first wireless network element operating life time, which is different from a second wireless network element operating life time that is associated with the second configuration, wherein the first network element operating life time and the second wireless network element operating life time are associated with a node of the plurality of radio nodes that has a battery as a power source; and initiating a local change required for the change in the mesh network configuration, wherein the local change comprises operating using a frame associated with the second configuration having a schedule of usage for one or more time slots and one or more channels corresponding to the second wireless network element operating life time.