公开(公告)号：US09648548B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-09

申请号：US14588573

申请日：2015-01-02

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum LP

Inventor： Seng Gan ,  Khoi Nguyen ,  Aaron Hinkle ,  Michael F. Fiumano

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04L12/733 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W84/22

CPC classification number: H04L67/12 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L61/6004 ,  H04L61/6022 ,  H04L61/6095 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04W48/12

Abstract: A wireless mesh network is configured. Each node is configured to function as either a gateway node or a relay node. To configure itself as a gateway node, an access node selects an SSID for each of its wireless interfaces that indicates it is an access node. When a relay access node is configuring itself, it scans for the SSIDs of available networks. The SSIDs of the mesh network are selected to indicate the number of other access points between a given access node and a direct wired connection (which is zero in the case of a gateway node.) The relay access node connects to the network having an SSID that indicates the fewest number of hops between itself and a direct wired connection. The SSID that is broadcast by the relay access node indicates the number of other access points between itself and a direct wired connection.