Fabric network

摘要

Systems and methods relating to communication within a fabric network are presented. The fabric network includes one or more logical networks that enables devices connected to the fabric to communicate with each other using various profiles known to the devices. A device sending a message may follow a general message format to encode the message so that other devices in the fabric may understand the message regardless of which logical networks the devices are connected to. Within the message format, a payload of data may be included for the receiving device to forward, store, or process the message. The format and the contents of the payload may vary according to a header within the payload that indicates a profile and a message type within the profile. Using the profile and message type, the receiving devices may decode the message to process the message.

主权项

1. An electronic device configured to send inter-network communication from a first network of a fabric network to a second network of the fabric network, wherein the electronic device comprises:
a processing system; and a memory communicatively coupled to the processing system, wherein the processing system is configured to:
generate a neighbor solicitation message, wherein the neighbor solicitation message provides an indication of a request of a virtual address to use with the first network, wherein the virtual address represents a real address associated with the second network;transmit the neighbor solicitation message to a second electronic device associated with the first network and the second network;receive a response to the neighbor solicitation message, wherein the response indicates the virtual address;create a message addressed to the virtual address; andtransmit the message addressed to the virtual address to the second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is configured to rewrite the virtual address using a real address associated with the second network.