MESH ROUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

A system including an edge router which collects data from a mesh network by receiving on multiple simultaneous frequencies. Using N simultaneous frequencies increases the throughput of a system by up to N-times, reducing the bottleneck that otherwise occurs at the take-out-point of a mesh communications system. Furthermore, nodes in direct communication with the edge router can send each data packet multiple times on multiple frequencies, increasing the probability that the packet is delivered correctly, eliminating the necessity to acknowledge (ACK) each packet. This further enhances system throughput.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
an edge router, compromising:
a transmitter circuitry configured to transmit a data on a plurality of M frequency hopped channels; anda multichannel receiver circuitry configured to receive a plurality of packets on a plurality of L independent frequencies transmitted by a plurality of nodes, wherein the multichannel receiver circuitry is configured to provide for a packet exchange protocol by receiving a packet in the plurality of packets a plurality of times without using an acknowledgement packet (ACK).