Repeater for enrollment extension
A system includes a sensor device, a repeater, and a control panel. The sensor device is in two-way communication with the repeater, and the repeater is in two-way communication with the control panel. The repeater includes a repeater module storing child table data and routing table data. The child table data stored by the repeater module, at the repeater, includes a sensor device address, sensor device descriptor, and/or sensor device status. The routing table data stored by the repeater module, at the repeater, includes channel operational information, such as a network ID, a first repeater operating channel of the repeater, a second repeater operating channel for the repeater different than the first repeater operating channel, a first information channel, and/or a second information channel different than the first information channel.
1 . A system comprising:
a sensor device;
a repeater in two-way communication with the sensor device, the repeater storing first child table data and first routing table data, wherein the first child table data stored at the repeater includes at least one of a sensor device address corresponding to the sensor device, a sensor device descriptor corresponding to the sensor device, and a sensor device status corresponding to the sensor device, and wherein the first routing table data stored at the repeater includes first communication channel operational information including information channels different than repeater operating channel(s), the information channels being provided during enrollment and configured to provide data transmission on those channels at periodic intervals to facilitate a network operation manager (NOM) at the sensor device to determine the operating channel of its potential parent and to act to join such parent on the channel determined to be suitable for use by the sensor device while the sensor device is placed at its intended location at the premise; and
a control panel in two-way communication with the repeater, wherein device enrollment in the system is via the repeater, allowing the repeater and the sensor device to exchange enrollment data without needing to register the sensor device directly with the control panel at the premise.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication channel operational information stored at the repeater includes at least one of a network ID, a first repeater operating channel for the repeater, a second repeater operating channel for the repeater different than the first repeater operating channel, a first information channel, and a second information channel different than the first information channel.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the first communication channel operational information stored at the repeater includes the network ID, the first repeater operating channel for the repeater, and the second repeater operating channel for the repeater different than the first repeater operating channel.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the first communication channel operational information stored at the repeater further includes the first information channel and the second information channel different than the first information channel.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control panel stores second child table data and second routing table data.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the second child table data stored at the control panel is the same as the first child table stored at the repeater.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the second routing table data stored at the control panel is the same as the first routing table data stored at the repeater.
8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the second child table data stored at the control panel includes at least one of the sensor device address corresponding to the sensor device, the sensor device descriptor corresponding to the sensor device, and the sensor device status corresponding to the sensor device.
9 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the second routing table data stored at the control panel includes second communication channel operational information.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the second communication channel operational information stored at the control panel includes at least one of the network ID, the first repeater operating channel for the repeater, the second repeater operating channel for the repeater different than the first repeater operating channel, the first information channel, and the second information channel different than the first information channel.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the second communication channel operational information stored at the control panel includes the network ID, the first repeater operating channel for the repeater, and the second repeater operating channel for the repeater different than the first repeater operating channel.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second communication channel operational information stored at the control panel further includes the first information channel and the second information channel different than the first information channel.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the repeater is a time division multiple access (TDMA) based repeater.
14 . A repeater comprising:
a repeater module storing child table data and routing table data, wherein the child table data stored at the repeater includes at least one of a sensor device address corresponding to a sensor device, a sensor device descriptor corresponding to the sensor device, and a sensor device status corresponding to the sensor device, and wherein the routing table data stored at the repeater includes communication channel operational information including information channels different than repeater operating channel(s), the information channels being provided during enrollment and configured to provide data transmission on those channels at periodic intervals to facilitate a network operation manager (NOM) at the sensor device to determine the operating channel of its potential parent and to act to join such parent on the channel determined to be suitable for use by the sensor device while the sensor device is placed at its intended location at the premise, and wherein the repeater module stores enrollment data needed for device enrollment in the system, allowing the repeater and the sensor device to exchange enrollment data without needing to register the sensor device directly with the control panel at the premise; and
a transceiver configured to facilitate two-way communication with the sensor device.
15 . The repeater of claim 14 , wherein the communication channel operational information stored at the repeater includes at least one of a network ID, a first repeater operating channel for the repeater, a second repeater operating channel for the repeater different than the first repeater operating channel, a first information channel, and a second information channel different than the first information channel.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the communication channel operational information stored at the repeater includes the network ID, the first repeater operating channel for the repeater, and the second repeater operating channel for the repeater different than the first repeater operating channel.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the communication channel operational information stored at the repeater further includes the first information channel and the second information channel different than the first information channel.
18 . The repeater of claim 14 , wherein the child table data stored at the repeater includes each of the sensor device address corresponding to the sensor device and the sensor device descriptor corresponding to the sensor device.
19 . The repeater of claim 18 , wherein the child table data stored at the repeater further includes the sensor device status corresponding to the sensor device.
20 . The repeater of claim 14 , wherein the repeater is a time division multiple access (TDMA) based repeater.