METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT OF MESH POINTS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

In a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of mesh points (MPs) (110' 110"), a method for determining a level of involvement of MPs (110' 110") within the system includes a first MP (110') transmitting a network status request signal to a second MP (110"). The second MP (110") responds to the first MP (H110') with network status information. The first MP (110') receives the network status information from the second MP (110"), and determines a level of involvement in the wireless system (500) based on the network status information.