Invention Application
- Patent Title: NETWORK PROTOCOL FOR BATTERY POWERED DEVICES WITHIN A WIRELESS NETWORK
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Application No.: US17245420Application Date: 2021-04-30
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Publication No.: US20220353786A1Publication Date: 2022-11-03
- Inventor: Thomas F. UHLING , Keith Wayne BARNES , Howard Neal BRACE , Imad JAMIL , Fabrice MONIER
- Applicant: ITRON, INC.
- Applicant Address: US WA Liberty Lake
- Assignee: ITRON, INC.
- Current Assignee: ITRON, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Liberty Lake
- Main IPC: H04W40/24
- IPC: H04W40/24 ; H04W24/02

Abstract:
A network system includes a main network implementing a conventional network protocol and a BPD subtree implementing a custom network protocol. The main network comprises a plurality of MPD nodes, the conventional network protocol being configured for MPD nodes. The BPD subtree comprises a plurality of BPD nodes, the custom network protocol being configured for BPD nodes. The custom network protocol defines smaller and simpler subtrees relative to the conventional network protocol. As a result, the custom network protocol defines less complex functions relative to the conventional network protocol, including functions for discovery, messaging, and loop management. A root node of the BPD subtree is connected with an MPD node of the main network and one or more descendant nodes of the BPD subtree. The root node implements the conventional network protocol and the custom network protocol.
Public/Granted literature
- US11641615B2 Network protocol for battery powered devices within a wireless network Public/Granted day:2023-05-02
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