Mesh network resiliency

1. A method comprising:

detecting an interruption of a power source for a mesh network that includes nodes in a first routing configuration;

accessing, based on detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network, a second routing configuration for the nodes of the mesh network;

determining that the second routing configuration for the mesh network results in a disjointed mesh network;

based on the determination that the second routing configuration results in a disjointed mesh network, identifying one or more critical nodes of the mesh network that enable a fully jointed mesh network when used as routing nodes of the mesh network in the second routing configuration;

updating the second routing configuration to include the one or more critical nodes of the mesh network as routing nodes of the mesh network in the second routing configuration; and

providing, to one or more of the nodes of the mesh network, second routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the updated second routing configuration for the mesh network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mesh network comprises one of a Z-Wave network, a ZigBee network, an IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN), a Bluetooth network, or an INSTEON network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network comprises detecting an interruption of an alternating current (AC) power source for the mesh network.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein providing, to one or more of the nodes of the mesh network, second routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the updated second routing configuration for the mesh network comprises:

identifying battery-powered nodes of the mesh network; and

providing, to the identified battery-powered nodes of the mesh network, the second routing data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein accessing, based on detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network, the second routing configuration for the nodes of the mesh network comprises:

identifying nodes of the mesh network that include a battery power source;

determining data routing paths for one or more particular nodes of the mesh network that include the battery power source; and

storing the data routing paths for the one or more particular nodes of the mesh network in a routing table.

6. The method of claim 1 :

wherein the first routing configuration for the mesh network comprises at least a first routing table that dictates routing responsibilities within the first routing configuration for the mesh network; and

wherein providing the second routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the second routing configuration for the mesh network comprises providing at least a second routing table that dictates routing responsibilities within the second routing configuration for the mesh network, the first routing table being different than the second routing table.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first routing configuration for the mesh network and the updated second routing configuration for the mesh network are different routing configurations for the mesh network.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the second routing configuration for nodes of the mesh network comprises:

after detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network, identifying nodes of the mesh network that include a battery power source; and

determining the second routing configuration for nodes of the mesh network based on performing dynamic network rerouting on the nodes of the mesh network that include the battery power source.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a restoration of the power source for the mesh network; and

based on detecting the restoration of the power source for the mesh network, reverting to the first routing configuration by providing, to one or more of the nodes of the mesh network, the first routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the first routing configuration for the mesh network.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network, providing, to one or more of the nodes of the mesh network, data that causes the one or more of the nodes of the mesh network to enter a reduced power operation mode.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting an interruption of a power source for a mesh network that includes nodes in a first routing configuration;

accessing, based on detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network, a second routing configuration for the nodes of the mesh network;

determining that the second routing configuration for the mesh network results in a disjointed mesh network;

based on the determination that the second routing configuration results in a disjointed mesh network, identifying one or more critical nodes of the mesh network that enable a fully jointed mesh network when used as routing nodes of the mesh network in the second routing configuration;

updating the second routing configuration to include the one or more critical nodes of the mesh network as routing nodes of the mesh network in the second routing configuration; and

providing, to one or more of the nodes of the mesh network, second routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the updated second routing configuration for the mesh network.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the mesh network comprises one of a Z-Wave network, a ZigBee network, an IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN), a Bluetooth network, or an INSTEON network.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network comprises detecting an interruption of an alternating current (AC) power source for the mesh network.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein providing, to one or more of the nodes of the mesh network, second routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the updated second routing configuration for the mesh network comprises:

identifying battery-powered nodes of the mesh network; and

providing, to the identified battery-powered nodes of the mesh network, the second routing data.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein accessing, based on detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network, the second routing configuration for the nodes of the mesh network comprises:

identifying nodes of the mesh network that include a battery power source;

determining data routing paths for one or more particular nodes of the mesh network that include the battery power source; and

storing the data routing paths for the one or more particular nodes of the mesh network in a routing table.

16. The system of claim 11 :

wherein the first routing configuration for the mesh network comprises at least a first routing table that dictates routing responsibilities within the first routing configuration for the mesh network; and

wherein providing the second routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the second routing configuration for the mesh network comprises providing at least a second routing table that dictates routing responsibilities within the second routing configuration for the mesh network, the first routing table being different than the second routing table.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first routing configuration for the mesh network and the updated second routing configuration for the mesh network are different routing configurations for the mesh network.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining the second routing configuration for nodes of the mesh network comprises:

after detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network, identifying nodes of the mesh network that include a battery power source; and

determining the second routing configuration for nodes of the mesh network based on performing dynamic network rerouting on the nodes of the mesh network that include the battery power source.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a restoration of the power source for the mesh network; and

based on detecting the restoration of the power source for the mesh network, reverting to the first routing configuration by providing, to one or more of the nodes of the mesh network, the first routing data that indicates routing responsibilities within the first routing configuration for the mesh network.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to detecting the interruption of the power source for the mesh network, providing, to one or more of the nodes of the mesh network, data that causes the one or more of the nodes of the mesh network to enter a reduced power operation mode.