CPC H04L 12/2809 (2013.01) | 14 Claims |
1. A method for self-assigning a network identification code to a network control device, comprising:
transmitting a command for any remote network node in range of the network control device to respond to the network control device with a network identification code that identifies a local network to which each respective responding remote network node belongs;
receiving a first response from a first remote network node in response to the command, the first response comprising a first network identification code;
removing the first network identification code from consideration as a self-assigned network identification code; and
selecting the self-assigned network identification code from a plurality of available network identification codes, excluding the first network identification code.
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