US Patent 7697504 Mesh network that includes fixed and mobile access nodes

Patent 7697504 was granted and assigned to Tropos Networks on April, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Tropos Networks

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7697504

Date of Patent

April 13, 2010

Patent Application Number

11334601

Date Filed

January 18, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Gregory B Sefcheck

Patent abstract

An apparatus and method of selecting a routing path through a mesh network that includes a mobile access node is disclosed. The method includes each access node of the mesh network capable of receiving routing beacons from at least one upstream access node. The routing beacons including information of all upstream access nodes along a path to a gateway access node. The mobile access node selecting a route through an upstream access node based upon a quality of beacons received from at least one upstream access node, and whether the at least one upstream access node is a fixed access node or another mobile access node.