US 12,439,327 B2
Reboot time metric determination for access points
Keith Wayne Barnes, Waseca, MN (US); and Thomas F. Uhling, Spokane Valley, WA (US)
Assigned to ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed by ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/084,333.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205799 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting, by an access point, that the access point has obtained network connectivity after a first reboot event;
in response to detecting that the access point has obtained network connectivity after the first reboot event:
determining, by the access point, a first amount of time between a first reboot time associated with the first reboot event and a second reboot time associated with a second reboot event that occurred prior to the first reboot event;
updating, by the access point, a reboot time metric associated with the access point based on the first amount of time; and
transmitting, by the access point, the reboot time metric to one or more nodes of a mesh network.