Abstract: Systems and methods for lighting fixture grouping and configuration in a distributed lighting system equipped with a wireless lighting network. An example method comprises: receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered by a lighting network management application of a distributed lighting system, a command to associate a lighting fixture with a lighting fixture group; transmitting, to the lighting fixture, an update command specifying an identifier of the lighting fixture group and a value of a fixture configuration parameter; receiving, from the lighting fixture, an acknowledgement of the update command; incrementing a counter of lighting fixtures associated with the lighting fixture group; and displaying the counter in a visual association with a GUI element representing the lighting fixture group.

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing incoming packets by wireless lighting control network nodes. An example method comprises: receiving a packet; validating the packet by performing at least one of: comparing an actual size of the packet to an expected packet size corresponding to a type of the packet or comparing a hop count specified by the packet to a pre-configured maximum hop count; responsive to determining that a destination address specified by the packet matches one of: a global broadcast address or a stored multicast group identifier: decrementing the hop count; responsive to determining that the hop count exceeds zero, re-transmitting the packet; and performing a lighting network management operation specified by the packet.