Method and apparatus for transferring information on station in wireless mesh network

摘要

A method and apparatus of transferring information on a station to other nodes in a wireless mesh network if the station is associated in or disassociated from a mesh access point are provided. The apparatus includes detection unit which detects a disassociation or association of the station, a message generation unit which generates a disassociation message or an association message indicating that the station is associated in or disassociated from the mesh access point, a requesting unit which transmits the message to a root node in a tree structure formed using a proactive routing protocol, and a message transmission unit which broadcasts the received message.

主权项

1. A method for a mesh access point to transfer information on a station in a wireless mesh network comprising a plurality of mesh access points and a mesh portal which connects the wireless mesh network to an external network via a wired network, the method comprising:
(a) generating, by a processor, a disassociation message indicating that the station is disassociated from the mesh access point, when a disassociation of the station is detected; and (b) requesting the mesh portal designated as a root node in a tree structure formed using a proactive routing protocol to insert the disassociation message into a message regularly broadcasted in order to maintain the tree structure by the mesh portal, wherein the wireless mesh network uses a hybrid wireless mesh protocol (HWMP) including an ad hoc on-demand distance vector (AODV) routing protocol, and wherein the message regularly broadcasted by the mesh portal includes an address of the station coupled with an address of the mesh access point.