APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROPAGATING DATA PACKETS IN A WIRELESS MESH NETWORK

摘要

A wireless communication device serving as an edge node is provided. The wireless communication device includes a wireless transceiver and a controller. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception in a wireless mesh network. The controller determines whether the wireless communication device supports a routing-based propagation mechanism and a flooding-based propagation mechanism in response to originating a transmission of a data packet towards a destination in the wireless mesh network, determines whether a valid route exists towards the destination when the wireless communication device supports the routing-based propagation mechanism and the flooding-based propagation mechanism, and when the valid route exists, sets a routing indication in a packet header of the data packet and uses the routing-based propagation mechanism to transmit the data packet via the wireless transceiver.

主权项

1. A wireless communication device, serving as an edge node, comprising:
a wireless transceiver configured to perform wireless transmission and reception in a wireless mesh network; and a controller configured to determine whether the wireless communication device supports a routing-based propagation mechanism and a flooding-based propagation mechanism in response to originating a transmission of a data packet towards a destination in the wireless mesh network, determine whether a valid route exists towards the destination when the wireless communication device supports the routing-based propagation mechanism and the flooding-based propagation mechanism, and when the valid route exists, set a routing indication in a packet header of the data packet and use the routing-based propagation mechanism to transmit the data packet via the wireless transceiver.