Systems and Methods for Registering Devices in a Wireless Network

摘要

A wireless sensor network is disclosed. A content management system (CMS) communicates with a gateway over a network connection. The CMS operates with a registration service operating on a computer or mobile device. Under the control of the registration service the gateway may be registered on the WSN. Nodes seeking to register to the WSN must satisfy a two level validation process. A first level of validation involves comparing a network identifier and a media access control (MAC) key with values established during a factory setup of the node. A second level of validation involves a comparison of a MAC address of the node with a whitelist of authorized nodes stored in the gateway.

主权项

1. A wireless sensor network (WSN) comprising:
a content management system (CMS) communicating over a network connection, wherein the CMS operates with a registration service; at least one gateway in data communication with the CMS via the network connection, wherein the gateway is selectively registered as part of the WSN via operation of the registration service, wherein the gateway includes a radio transceiver for communication with nodes of the WSN; a plurality of nodes coupled to the gateway, wherein each of the nodes has a radio transceiver for communication with the gateway; wherein an individual node may join the WSN only after a two level validation process; wherein a first level of validation is made based on whether the individual node presents a discovery message having a media access control (MAC) key and network identifier that is determined at the time of factory setup of the individual node; wherein a second level of validation is performed if the first level of validation is satisfied, wherein the second level of validation is satisfied if the gateway determines that a MAC address of the individual node corresponds with a MAC address in a whitelist of authorized nodes that is stored in the gateway.