Various embodiments provide improved mesh networks with properties that address various
shortcomings of current mesh network implementations. At least some embodiments are …

This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for wakeup beacons for mesh
networks, which often permits nodes of a mesh network to save power when operating in a …

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for associating
a first node in a mesh network with a communication type; activating the first node at a …

In one embodiment, a device in a network receives a notification from a neighbor of the
device indicative of a child node of the device requesting a parent change from the device to …

Quality of service for mesh networks is described. In embodiment (s), communication data
can be prioritized as priority data and/or non-priority data for communication from a source …

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabili ties are described for configuring
a constant powered mesh network node to control a configuration of an intermittently …

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for sensing a
change in a network topology using a discovery node in a mesh network; transmitting an …

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for sensing a
change in a network topology using a discovery node in a mesh network; transmitting an …

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Various embodiments implement a set of low overhead mechanisms to enable on-demand
routing protocols. The on-demand protocols use route accumulation during discovery floods …