WIRELESS NETWORK COMMUNICATION NODES WITH OPT OUT CAPABILITY

摘要

Techniques are disclosed herein for providing wireless network communication nodes with opt-out capabilities. Such capabilities may, for example, allow particular customers to opt out of a typical full-scale communication mode such that their associated equipment operates at least temporarily in a limited communication mode. The limited communication mode may limit customer exposure to emissions resulting from RF communications near their homes or other areas, which may be attractive to customers such as those with health or other emission-related concerns.

主权项

1. A wireless network comprising:
a central node; and a plurality of communication nodes in wireless communication with the central node, each of the communication nodes having a wireless communication path to the central node that is either a direct path or an indirect path through one or more intermediate communication nodes serving as relays, wherein one or more of the communication nodes operate in a limited communication mode in which they are scheduled to transmit data less frequently than one or more other communication nodes not operating in the limited communication mode, wherein the communication nodes operating in the limited communication mode are prohibited from serving as relays, and wherein the communication nodes operating in the limited communication mode are configured to respond to fewer types of requests and/or to transmit fewer types of messages than the one or more other communication nodes not operating in the limited communication mode.