The present disclosure generally relates to the field of resource reservation. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a technique of reserving communication resources in a wireless communication network. A method embodiment comprises: receiving (S402), by a node of the plurality of nodes, a resource reservation message including first reservation information indicating one or more communication resources for at least one link of the wireless communication network; modifying (S404), by the node, the received resource reservation message by including second reservation information indicating one or more communication resources for a link of the node in the received resource reservation message; and transmitting (S406), by the node, the modified resource reservation message to one or more neighbor nodes of the node.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinated access to a wireless link through data profiles are disclosed. One method includes receiving through the wireless link, by each hub associated with a base station, one or more data profiles from a network management element, receiving, by each hub, data from data sources associated with the hub, controlling, by each hub, a timing of communication of the data for each of the data sources from the hub to the base station through the wireless link based on the one or more data profiles, allocating preamble codes to each of the data sources, wherein different preamble codes are allocated to different data sources of different hubs that report within a margin of time of each other, and including the allocated preamble codes with the data of each of the data sources.

Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh network that utilizes probability forwarding for rebroadcasting network messages. The forwarding probability may be determined based on analyzing a network topology map constructed by each network node relative to its neighbor nodes communicating on the network and derived from state information contained in synchronization frames broadcasted by the network nodes on the network. The forwarding probability may comprise a statistical probability that a message frame received by a network node will be forwarded to the intended destination network node by one or more of the network node's neighbor network nodes.

A method for secure path discovery in a mesh network at a destination device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a path discovery request from an originator device and selecting a path selection in response to the path discovery request. The method also includes transmitting the path selection to the originator device and receiving a random seed from a provisioner device. The method also includes generating an authentication code based on the random seed, transmitting an authentication code message to an originator device and receiving communications from the originator device only if the originator device receives a verification response message from the provisioner device which confirms that the destination device has been verified.

A distributed wireless gateway comprises several switches. Each switch is coupled to a respective set of wireless access points. When a given switch receives a packet from one of its wireless access points, it creates a mapping between that access point and the host that sent the packet to the access point. The given switch advertises to other switches in the distributed wireless gateway reachability information that maps that host to the switch, enabling the other switches to identify the given switch as the next hop when they receive a packet destined for that host.

A method and apparatus for relaying messages in a mesh network.

Automated processes, computing systems, devices and other aspects of a wireless data network are described. According to various embodiments, message flooding in the wireless network is reduced through the use of “dummy” messages from the radio unit (RU) to the distributed unit (DU) and/or layer two (L2) switch. The dummy messages prevent timeout of the RU's data in the L2 switch's routing tables, thereby prolonging the period of time that the L2 switch is able to more efficiently direct subsequent traffic toward that particular device.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinated access to a wireless link through data profiles are disclosed. One method includes receiving through the wireless link, by each hub associated with a base station, one or more data profiles from a network management element, receiving, by each hub, data from data sources associated with the hub, controlling, by each hub, a timing of communication of the data for each of the data sources from the hub to the base station through the wireless satellite link based on the one or more data profiles, monitoring reporting times of different data sources of different hubs over time, allocating preamble codes to each of the data sources, wherein different preamble codes are allocated to different data sources of different hubs that report within a margin of time of each other, and inserting the allocated preamble codes into packets of each of the data sources.

Local weather information such as a nationwide emergency network for first responders can enable first responders to communicate nationally with a single network, linking to suppliers, utilities, and weather information. The system disclosed herein can provide data to first responders and data from first responders can provide insights into local conditions that can be utilized by edge data centers. Adding first responder data can improve the processing speed of moving of edge-based applications out of threatened data centers. Because this movement can also have an impact on low latency applications, identifying the closest edge sites without an impact can keep the applications operating.

Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh radio network that utilizes probability forwarding for rebroadcasting network messages. The forwarding probability may be determined based on analyzing a neighbor topology map constructed by each network node relative to its neighbor nodes on the network and derived from state information supplied in synchronization frames. The forwarding probability may comprise a statistical probability that a message frame received by a network node will be forwarded to the intended destination network node by one or more of the network node's neighbor network nodes. The forwarding probability may also be based on constructing a heat map of hot nodes that are identified as those originating nodes in originating node/forwarding node pairs that are the first to forward message frames along paths in the network relative to duplicate message frames received from different originating/forwarding node pairs along different paths.