New Node Attachment And Validation - Wilan VIP 110-24 Operator's Manual

1.2.2L
1.2.1L
1.1L
Outbound
A
1.1L
1. Designate the root node as "root".
2. Number all nodes one-hop away from the root (referred to as its "children") sequentially starting at 1.
3. Name all the children of each repeater by giving them the parent number and appending a sequential
number starting at 1 (use a '.' to separate the parent designator from the child number).
4. Repeat step 3 until all nodes are named. Add an R or an L to the end of the designator to indicate whether
the radio is a repeater or a leaf.

3.3 New Node Attachment and validation

Besides polling the known child radios, nodes configured as root and repeater continuously search for
new child nodes. This is done by periodically broadcasting a "New Node Poll (NNP)" packet. When
2L
1.2R
1R
Figure 3.1 – VINE network topology
Outbound
A A
Inbound
1R 2L
B
A
Inbound
1.2R
Outbound
B
A A
Inbound
1.2.1L 1.2.2L
Figure 3.2 - VINE graph representation
Node naming convention for figure 3.2
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root
Internet
root
B
A
3L
A
4.1L
"A" and "B" designate the antenna port of the VIP 110-24.
"A" is used for antennas pointing towards the node parent and
"B" is used for antennas pointing towards the node children
3L
4.1L
4R
A
4R
B
A A
4.2L 4.3L
4.2L
4.3L