Null interface feature in wireless mesh networking device

摘要

This disclosure describes processes and methods for enhancing reporting of status information in a wireless sensor network. This disclosure also provides designs of wireless sensor devices configured to connect to a wireless network, and to execute the processes disclosed herein. As described herein, a first sensor device transmits a beacon signal to a second wireless device, and the beacon signal is transmitted while the first and second wireless devices are disconnected from the sensor network. The first wireless device facilitates supplemental network formation by transmitting information to the second wireless device, wherein the information causes the second wireless device to form the supplemental network by performing network joining procedures with the first wireless sensor device, and wherein, after performing network joining procedures, the second wireless device transmits status information to the first wireless sensor device. The first wireless device then connects to the wireless network and transmits the status information through the network.

主权项

1. A method for communicating amongst wireless sensor devices configured to connect to a wireless sensor network, the method executed at a first wireless sensor device and comprising:
transmitting a beacon signal to a second wireless sensor device, wherein the beacon signal is transmitted while the first and second wireless sensor devices are disconnected from the sensor network; facilitating supplemental network formation by transmitting information to the second wireless sensor device, wherein the information causes the second wireless sensor device to form the supplemental network by performing network joining procedures with the first wireless sensor device, and wherein, after performing network joining procedures, the second wireless sensor device transmits status information to the first wireless sensor device; receiving the status information from the second wireless sensor device; queuing the status information; connecting to the wireless sensor network subsequent to queuing the status information; and transmitting the status information to a gateway of the wireless sensor network.