System, method and computer readable medium for communication on a Zigbee network

1. A method for communicating on a Zigbee network, comprising:

transmitting a message from a first queue of a device;

determining whether the message has a message order requirement;

when the message has a message order requirement, transmitting the message from the first queue;

determining whether the message was successfully transmitted;

when the message was not successfully transmitted, determining when the message can be re-transmitted;

when the message can be re-transmitted determining whether there are any subsequent messages to be transmitted after the message;

when there are any subsequent messages to be transmitted after the message, storing the message and all subsequent messages as a batch of messages in a particular order in a second queue that is different from the first queue;

re-transmitting the message and transmitting all subsequent messages in the batch until the batch of messages is successfully transmitted or a maximum number of re-tries is reached;

wherein storing the transmitted message in the second queue comprises storing the message in a re-try queue and wherein the step of re-transmitting the message comprises executing the re-try queue; and

when the maximum number of re-tries requirement for the message has been met, deleting the message from the re-try queue.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein determining whether the message can be re-transmitted comprises determining when a maximum number of re-tries requirement has been met.

3. The method according to claim 2 wherein the step of re-transmitting the message further comprises incrementing a re-try counter.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the re-try queue is executed periodically.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein each of a plurality of messages in the re-try queue are transmitted from the device sequentially.

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising storing a message with a message order requirement in a batch re-try queue; and executing the batch re-try queue.

7. A device for use on a Zigbee network, the device comprising:

at least one transmitter;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory;

wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit at least one message from a first queue;

wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the message has a message order requirement;

when the message has a message order requirement, the processor is configured to transmit the message from the first queue;

wherein the memory stores said transmitted message;

wherein the processor determines whether the message was transmitted successfully;

wherein when the message was not transmitted successfully, the processor determines when the message can be re-transmitted; and

wherein when the message can be re-transmitted the processor determines whether there are any subsequent messages to be transmitted after the message;

when there are any subsequent messages to be transmitted after the message, the memory stores the message and all subsequent messages as a batch of messages in a particular order in a second queue that is different from the first queue;

wherein the transmitter re-transmits the message and all subsequent messages in the batch until the batch of messages is successfully transmitted or a maximum number of re-tries is reached;

wherein the second queue is a re-try queue;

wherein the processor is configured to delete a message from the re-try queue when the processor determines that a maximum number of re-tries requirement has been met;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the re-try queue.

8. The device according to claim 7 further comprising a counter, wherein the processor determines whether a message can be re-transmitted using said counter.

9. The device according to claim 8 wherein the processor increments the counter when a message is re-transmitted.

10. The device according to claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to delete a message from the re-try queue when the processor determines that a message has been transmitted successfully.

11. The device according to claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to execute the re-try queue by causing messages in the re-try queue to be re-transmitted sequentially.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising computer-executable instructions for execution by at least one processor of a device of a Zigbee network, that, when executed, causes the at least one processor to perform:

transmitting a message from a first queue of a device;

determining whether the message has a message order requirement;

when the message has a message order requirement, transmitting the message from the first queue;

determining whether the message was successfully transmitted;

when the message was not successfully transmitted, determining when the message can be re-transmitted;

when the message can be re-transmitted determining whether there are any subsequent messages to be transmitted after the message;

when there are any subsequent messages to be transmitted after the message, storing the message and all subsequent messages as a batch of messages in a particular order in a second queue that is different from the first queue;

re-transmitting the message and transmitting all subsequent messages in the batch until the batch of messages is successfully transmitted or a maximum number of re-tries is reached;

wherein storing the transmitted message in the second queue comprises storing the message in a re-try queue and wherein the step of re-transmitting the message comprises executing the re-try queue; and

when the maximum number of re-tries requirement for the message has been met, deleting the message from the re-try queue.