公开(公告)号：US09749253B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US13828437

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.

Inventor： Brian Matsuo ,  Peter Hunt ,  Jana Van Greunen

IPC: H04L12/893 ,  H04W80/00 ,  H04L12/801

CPC classification number: H04L47/40 ,  H04L47/14 ,  H04W80/00

Abstract: A wireless mesh network is configured to implement a latency-sensitive communication protocol in order to facilitate data communications between devices coupled to that network and configured to communicate with one another based on that protocol. Specifically, a node within the wireless mesh network receives a continuous stream of data that includes an N-bit sequence from an upstream device coupled to the wireless mesh network. The node transmits the N-bit sequence to a downstream node within the wireless mesh network. The downstream node re-creates the continuous stream of bits based on the received N-bit sequence, and then transmits the re-created continuous stream of bits to another device coupled to the wireless mesh network. By operating in conjunction with one another, the nodes within the wireless mesh network facilitate communication between the devices coupled to wireless mesh network according to the latency-sensitive communication protocol.