Abstract: A wireless mesh network node comprising: a plurality of radios mounted on a platform, wherein each of the plurality of radios is a complete, stand-alone, unmodified radio lacking only an antenna; a plurality of directional antennas mounted on the platform, wherein each of the plurality of antennas is communicatively connected to a corresponding radio of the plurality of radios, wherein a combination of an antenna and its corresponding radio is referred to as a sector; and a master controller mounted to the platform and operatively connected to the sectors, wherein the wireless mesh network node is configured to discover remote neighbor nodes by having each sector perform a zone-limited search of a surrounding area without the use of an omnidirectional or broadbeam antenna, and wherein the master controller is configured to receive, from the sectors, link-state information and geo-location information of the remote neighbor nodes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect and restore flapping circuits in IP aggregation network environments are disclosed herein. An example method for use in maintaining a communication network includes retrieving information related to an operating state of a device associated with a network disturbance; determining whether the information related to the operating state of the device is indicative of a flapping condition; when the operating state information indicates that the flapping condition is present in the network, determining a cause of the flapping condition; when the cause of the flapping condition is a physical cause, selecting a first recovery procedure; and when the cause of the flapping condition is a logical cause, selecting a second recovery procedure different from the first recovery procedure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect and restore flapping circuits in IP aggregation network environments are disclosed herein. An example method for use in maintaining a communication network includes retrieving information related to an operating state of a device associated with a network disturbance; determining whether the information related to the operating state of the device is indicative of a flapping condition; when the operating state information indicates that the flapping condition is present in the network, determining a cause of the flapping condition; when the cause of the flapping condition is a physical cause, selecting a first recovery procedure; and when the cause of the flapping condition is a logical cause, selecting a second recovery procedure different from the first recovery procedure.