Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Method and apparatus for a wireless home mesh network with network topology visualizer
An apparatus and method for a wireless home mesh network with a network topology visualizer is described. In one embodiment, the method may include displaying the network topology of a wireless home mesh network. The mobile nodes and stationary nodes of the wireless home mesh network may wirelessly communicate to share topology information regarding the wireless home mesh network. The topology information may include local connectivity information of a node, such as the direct neighbors of the node and the neighbors' neighbor information. In one embodiment, the local connectivity information is combined with the received node information to form an interactive global topology map of the wireless home mesh network to display for a user. In another embodiment, the combined topology information may be stored for offline processing. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Sony Corporation Sony Electronics Inc.
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Xiangpeng Anuj Aixin Abhishek Djung N.
Jing Bhatnagar Liu Patil Nguyen