Technique for changing the operating state of a node within a network

摘要

A node residing within a wireless mesh network is configured to transmit a state transition message to a downstream node also residing within the wireless mesh network. The state transition message indicates a new operating state for the downstream node. Upon receipt of the state transition message, the downstream node may transition to the new operating state and then transmit an acknowledgement message back to the node that sent the state transition message. Alternatively, the downstream node may transmit the acknowledgement message back to the node that sent the state transition message first, and then transition to the new operating state. WIRELESS AP MESH NETWORK 150 102 10 134-1 130-4 130-1 132-1 134-2 134-6 136-1 134-3 4 SOURCE 102305DESTINATION 110 102105 136-2 112 132-2 134-7 134-4 132-3 130-6 130-3134-5