CONVERGED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURES: HYBRID NETWORKS CONSISTING OF LORA AND WI-SUN NODES

The embodiments presented herein utilize class B LoRa to avoid conflicts with WiSUN traffic that is on the same band. In areas covered by a LoRa edge, portions of the time slots of specific channels may be aggregated into longer time slots to adapt to LoRa spreading factors. Edge mesh nodes may use class B to pull traffic from channels of LoRa devices at the appropriate time. LoRa may be configured to operate in the appropriate channels, and any interference with Wi-SUN can be minimalized. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The Wireless Smart Utility Networks (Wi-SUN) alliance promotes interoperable wireless standards-based solutions for the Internet of Things, such as smart grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and distribution automation. In a Wi-SUN network, the nodes may autonomously form a mesh network. Figure 1 illustrates a Wi-SUN network.Cisco ships a CG-Mesh which consists of a Connected Grid Router (CGR) and wireless powered mesh nodes, the IR500 acting as WPAN gateways or Range Extenders. 2 Thubert and She: CONVERGED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURES: HYBRID NETWORKS CONS Published by Technical Disclosure Commons, 2018