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2006-02-10

2009-10-20

Moe, Aung S (Department: 2416)

Multiplex communications

Network configuration determination

Using a particular learning algorithm or technique

C370S395310, C370S408000, C455S445000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07606178

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for, a method of, and a computer carrier medium carrying code to cause a processor to execute a method. The method includes running a plurality of instances of a wireless spanning tree protocol in a wireless mesh node, each instance substantially conforming to the IEEE 802.1 standard. Running an instance of wireless spanning tree protocol including the wireless mesh point wirelessly transmitting BPDU information to other wireless mesh points of the network or wirelessly receiving BPDU information from other wireless mesh points, the BPDU information encapsulated in one or more control/management frames, e.g., beacon or probe response frames of a wireless network standard, the BPDU information relating to a spanning tree topology for the instance.

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