US 11,716,639 B2
Self-healing of repeater formation in a network
Alan David Sanders, Atlanta, GA (US); Akshaykeerti Sharma, Alanta, GA (US); Scott J. Ingraham, Snellville, GA (US); and Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Social Circle, GA (US)
Assigned to ABL IP HOLDING LLC, Conyers, GA (US)
Filed by ABL IP HOLDING LLC, Conyers, GA (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/398,390.
Prior Publication US 2023/0052427 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 24/02 (2013.01) [H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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17. A method comprising:
tracking a cycle time;
in response to receiving a gateway heartbeat message from a gateway RF node, incrementing a gateway heartbeat counter;
in response to receiving a respective repeater RF node heartbeat message from a respective network RF node of network RF nodes set to a repeater role, incrementing a repeater heartbeat counter;
in response to the cycle time exceeding a cycle time timeout, the gateway heartbeat counter not exceeding a gateway heartbeat threshold, and the repeater heartbeat counter exceeding a repeater heartbeat threshold, selecting a selected network RF node of the RF nodes set to the repeater role;
transmitting, via an extended star wireless network, a registration message to the selected network RF node; and
in response to transmitting the registration message to the selected RF node and having a network RF node role state set to an unconnected role, setting the network RF node role state to a connected role.